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for immediate release December 15, 2006
OUI Task Force sees Opportunities for Producers
(OTTAWA) - Pulse Canada, Canadian Hort Council and the Grain Growers of
Canada, today announced that the Own Use Imports (OUI) Task Force is rapidly
closing in on final proposals to harmonize a number of Canadian and American
pesticide rules and regulations.
"All aspects of our industry, from producers to manufacturers have been
working on solving our differences and we are pleased at the progress to
date," said Gordon Bacon. "As producers we want to see the both a fair price
discovery mechanism and yet incentives for the industry to want to register
new products and new uses in Canada."
The OUI Task Force met recently in Ottawa to evaluate and further develop
new ideas for own use importations, registration of generics, and the
creation of product labels that would apply jointly in Canada, the US and
Mexico. (NAFTA)
Eight active ingredients (as well as two newly proposed ingredients) have
been proposed for NAFTA labeling. Once implemented, cross-border shopping
without the need for permits will be possible. Our grower organizations
created the short list of needed chemicals which would provide needed cost
savings to producers.
A new generics system has been proposed for Canada by 2008. If this system
functions well, Canadian farmers could have a rapid registration system for
generics that satisfies the need for price discipline. This is a dramatic
improvement over the system currently available.
The Pest Management Regulatory Agency has volunteered to accept and review
US data on a pilot basis on 72 actives; also known as Project 914. If this
program proves workable, over 200 minor-uses could follow in the coming
years.
'It is important that we see this process through to the finish," said
Gordon Bacon, CEO of Pulse Canada. "I think all of us on the Task Force have
worked proactively to come to solutions for the overall good of the
agricultural industry in Canada, and I would like to recognize Crop Life for
moving a fair ways towards the interests of the farmers."
"There is a lot of opportunity out there for Canadian producers to have
access to more and better products to help them in their farming operations
and the issues we are resolving will take us a long way down that road to
being competitive within our North American marketplace," said Richard
Phillips, Executive Director of the Grain Growers of Canada.
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Contact:
Gordon Bacon Craig Hunter Richard
Phillips
Pulse Canada Canadian Hort Council Grain Growers of
Canada
204-925-4452 519-831-5866 613-875-1795
for immediate release December 15, 2006
OUI Task Force sees Opportunities for Producers
(OTTAWA) - Pulse Canada, Canadian Hort Council and the Grain Growers of
Canada, today announced that the Own Use Imports (OUI) Task Force is rapidly
closing in on final proposals to harmonize a number of Canadian and American
pesticide rules and regulations.
"All aspects of our industry, from producers to manufacturers have been
working on solving our differences and we are pleased at the progress to
date," said Gordon Bacon. "As producers we want to see the both a fair price
discovery mechanism and yet incentives for the industry to want to register
new products and new uses in Canada."
The OUI Task Force met recently in Ottawa to evaluate and further develop
new ideas for own use importations, registration of generics, and the
creation of product labels that would apply jointly in Canada, the US and
Mexico. (NAFTA)
Eight active ingredients (as well as two newly proposed ingredients) have
been proposed for NAFTA labeling. Once implemented, cross-border shopping
without the need for permits will be possible. Our grower organizations
created the short list of needed chemicals which would provide needed cost
savings to producers.
A new generics system has been proposed for Canada by 2008. If this system
functions well, Canadian farmers could have a rapid registration system for
generics that satisfies the need for price discipline. This is a dramatic
improvement over the system currently available.
The Pest Management Regulatory Agency has volunteered to accept and review
US data on a pilot basis on 72 actives; also known as Project 914. If this
program proves workable, over 200 minor-uses could follow in the coming
years.
'It is important that we see this process through to the finish," said
Gordon Bacon, CEO of Pulse Canada. "I think all of us on the Task Force have
worked proactively to come to solutions for the overall good of the
agricultural industry in Canada, and I would like to recognize Crop Life for
moving a fair ways towards the interests of the farmers."
"There is a lot of opportunity out there for Canadian producers to have
access to more and better products to help them in their farming operations
and the issues we are resolving will take us a long way down that road to
being competitive within our North American marketplace," said Richard
Phillips, Executive Director of the Grain Growers of Canada.
-30-
Contact:
Gordon Bacon Craig Hunter Richard
Phillips
Pulse Canada Canadian Hort Council Grain Growers of
Canada
204-925-4452 519-831-5866 613-875-1795
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