Notice: Consultation on the Proposed Agreement for Data Compensation at Re-evaluations and Special Reviews under Section 66 of the Pest Control Products Act

Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) invites stakeholders to comment on the proposed Agreement for Data Compensation at Re-evaluations and Special Reviews under section 66 of the Pest Control Products Act. This agreement is proposed for use in conjunction with the Pest Control Products Act and the proposed Regulations Amending the Pest Control Products Regulations (Protection of Test Data) published in Canada Gazette, Part I, for consultation on 11 June 2022.

Under section 66 of the Pest Control Products Act and section 17.14 of the proposed Regulations, a Registrant and Data Holder must enter into an agreement when, in the context of a re-evaluation or special review, the Parties wish to follow the formal process specified in the Regulations to determine compensation payable for the Registrant's use or reliance on the Data Holder's test data.

How to get involved

The following consultation is open for comment from 22 July 2022 to 21 August 2022 (30 calendar days). Open the link below to access the document.

• Consultation on the Proposed Agreement for Data Compensation at Re-evaluations and Special Reviews under Section 66 of the Pest Control Products Act

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Health Canada will make the results of these consultations available on the Pesticides portion of the Canada.ca website.

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Additional resources

• Review of the Data Protection Program for Pesticides in Canada (December 2016)
• Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency's Response to the Intersol Group Ltd. Report titled Recommendations: Administering the Data Protection Program for Pesticides in Canada
• Memorandum to Applicants and Registrants: Data Protection Submission Review Process
• Ministerial Agreement for Data Protection under the Pest Control Products Act
• Regulatory Directive DIR2010-04, Guidelines for Reliance on Proprietary Data under the Pest Control Products Regulations