Marginal note:Research — section 53 criteria

69. In the case of research that meets the criteria set out in section 53 and for which a research notification certificate is issued,

• (a) in the case of research that involves the use of a chemical pest control product, treated food and feed crops from research sites and meat (including meat by-products and fat), milk and eggs that may contain residues as a result of research must not be sold unless the residues do not exceed an amount that would result in the sale of the food being prohibited under section 4 of the Food and Drugs Act; and

• (b) in the case of research that involves the use of a microbial agent, other than one that contains Bacillus thuringiensis registered for use on agricultural crops, treated food and feed crops from research sites and meat (including meat by-products and fat), milk and eggs that may contain residues as a result of research must not be sold.

Marginal note:Research — subsection 55(2) criteria

70. In the case of research that meets the criteria set out in subsection 55(2), treated food and feed crops from research sites and meat (including meat by-products and fat), milk and eggs that contain residues as a result of research must not be sold unless

• (a) in the case of research that involves the use of a chemical pest control product, residues do not exceed an amount that would result in the sale of the food being prohibited under section 4 of the Food and Drugs Act; and

• (b) in the case of research that involves the use of a semiochemical, the research meets the criteria set out in subparagraph 55(2)(c)(viii).

Marginal note:Representative samples

71. A sample of a pest control product that is taken by an inspector under paragraph 48(1)(b) of the Act must be representative of the lot from which it is taken and may consist of

• (a) the entire package, in the case of a liquid packaged in containers of less than 5 L;

• (b) the entire package, in the case of a dry material packaged in containers of less than 5 kg; and

• (c) the entire device, in the case of a device.

Marginal note:Detention tag

72. If a pest control product is seized under subsection 52(1) of the Act, the inspector must attach a detention tag to at least one package of the pest control product in the lot that is seized.

Meaning of “old Regulations”

• 73. (1) In subsections (2) to (4), “old Regulations” means the Pest Control Products Regulations, C.R.C., c. 1253, as they read immediately before the coming into force of these Regulations.

• Marginal note:Deemed equivalency certificates

  (2) A letter of acceptance with respect to a pest control product that was issued by the Minister on the basis of a determination of equivalence under section 5 of the old Regulations within two years before the day on which these Regulations come into force is deemed to be an equivalency certificate issued under subsection 39(5) of these Regulations with an expiry date that is one year after that day.

• Marginal note:Completed applications

  (3) When information that is required under section 17 of the old Regulations was provided before the coming into force of these Regulations but a final registration decision has not been made when these Regulations come into force, the information requirement is deemed to have been imposed for the purpose of these Regulations by delivery of a notice under section 12 of the Act, and section 14 of these Regulations applies to the registration.

• Marginal note:Incomplete applications

  (4) When the holder of a temporary registration has not provided the information required under section 17 of the old Regulations before these Regulations come into force, they may make a new application for registration in accordance with the Act.