Form 6008 - Notification of Pesticide Research

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Health Canada

Collection and use of personal information in this application is in accordance with the federal Privacy Act.

The personal information you provide is collected under the authority of section 52 of the Pest Control Product Regulations for the purpose of contacting the applicant in regard to the application and to communicate any decisions and outcomes of the application.

Why are we collecting your personal information?: We require your personal information for the purpose of contacting the applicant in regards to the application and to communicate any decisions or outcomes of the application.
Will we use or share your personal information for any other reason?: Company names are disclosed after the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) makes a decision or outcome on an application.
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This site is not approved by Health Canada/Public Health Agency of Canada for storage above Protected B information. Only up to Protected B information may be stored on this site.

Instructions

About this online form

Research with chemical pesticides may be conducted under a research permit, notification in lieu of permit or full exemption. Refer to Regulatory Directive DIR98-05 for details.

Under certain conditions as outlined in DIR98-05 (Table 3), a research permit under the Pest Control Products Act will not be required. However, the regulatory authority must be notified of the research according to the following terms and conditions:

The researcher, or the pesticide company involved, must notify the government of the research plan using this notification form. The notification must be received by the Pest Management Regulatory Agency at least thirty days prior to the treatment.
Experimental label and Product Specification Form (for new formulation) are required.
There should be reportable results of all work carried out under the research notification. Research record and data reporting requirements are the same as those for research under a permit.
All research programs are subject to audit by staff of the Pest Management Regulatory Agency and by regional pesticide regulatory compliance and enforcement officers of Health Canada.
When sale of a treated food crop or livestock is involved, the researcher must seek written authorization from the Food Directorate, Health Canada, Ottawa, K1A 0L2.

If insufficient space is available on the form, provide separate documentation numbered according to the sections of the form.

How to work with this online form

When working with this online form, you can save it to your computer at any time by clicking the 'Save Draft' button at the bottom of the form. This will generate a draft XML file.

You can continue to work on the form in subsequent sessions by loading a draft XML file in the "Load a draft XML file" section, at the top of the form.

Once you have completed the form, click the 'Save Final' button at the bottom of the form to generate a Microsoft Word file.

Instructions for completing sections of this online form

Instruction 1

If the product does not yet have a brand name, give the experimental name or number used by the manufacturer.

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Instruction 2

Give the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) common or proposed common name for the active ingredient. If no common name has been proposed, give the chemical name according to International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) or Chemical Abstracts.

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Instruction 3

The person who is responsible for notifying Health Canada of the Research.

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Preharvest interval stated in days.

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Instruction 5

Indicate purpose of research (i.e., to generate residue, efficacy, environment or other data).

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Instruction 6

Indicate province/ecozone, size and number of test sites (require before the review can begin). Note: the list of co-operators and exact trial location including township, county and province, proximity to human habitation and potable water, and provide maps whenever possible must be submitted to the PMRA prior to the start date of the research trial.

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Instruction 7

If new active ingredient or new source, provide details.

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Instruction 8

Indicate if the following have been submitted

If the formulation is new, submit a Product Specification Form and other pertinent information on formulation components.
An Experimental Label is required for all research with control products. Refer to DIR98-05 for details.
Maintain a list of all cooperators and program participants if any.
Legible maps should be submitted whenever possible.
Indicate if experimental protocols or references to published protocols have been provided.

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Instruction 9

Confirm whether your research meets the following criteria. If not, then a research authorization is required:

For chemical active ingredients:

For pest control products containing an unregistered active ingredient, the application of the test product is carried out by the researcher alone:
1. on 5 to 50 hectares of land owned or operated by the research establishment or
2. on 1 to 5 hectares of land owned or operated by a co-operator
For pest control products containing a registered active ingredient, the application of the test product is carried out by the researcher or co-operator on 10 to 50 hectares of land owned or operated by the research establishment or co-operator.

For microbial active ingredients:

The application of the pest control product is carried out:

on a maximum of 10 hectares (ha) of land per ecozone owned or operated by the research establishment or
on a maximum of 1 ha of surface area per ecozone for bodies of water that are wholly contained on land owned or operated by the research establishment.

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Pest Management Regulatory Agency Health Canada
2 Constellation Drive
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0K9

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