Consultation on the Revisions to the Agreement for Data Protection under Section 66 of the Pest Control Products Act: Updated Consultation

Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) invites stakeholders to comment on proposed revisions to the Agreement for Data Protection under section 66 of the Pest Control Products Act (currently called the Ministerial Agreement for Data Protection under the Pest Control Products Act) following comments received on the 30 December 2016 consultation proposal included with the Review of the Data Protection Program for Pesticides in Canada.

In accordance with section 66 of the Pest Control Products Act, the Agreement is required when an Applicant wishes to follow the formal process specified in the Pest Control Products Regulations to rely on a Registrant’s compensable data to register a generic product. The Agreement is to be used in conjunction with the Pest Control Products Act and Regulations.

The PMRA received several comments during the previous consultation (30 December 2016 to 31 March 2017) on Revisions to the Agreement for Data Protection under section 66 of the Pest Control Products Act (Update to 2010-06-23 Version). The PMRA has reviewed these comments and proposed further changes to the proposed revised Agreement that aim to address many of these comments.

The PMRA will accept written comments on the proposed revisions to the Agreement for Data Protection under section 66 of the Pest Control Products Act up to 30 days from the publication of this document.

How to Get Involved

The following consultations are open for comment from 16 November 2018 to 16 December 2018 (30 calendar days). Open the link below to access the documents.

• Updated Consultation: Agreement for Data Protection under Section 66 of the Pest Control Products Act

If you would like to comment, please forward your comments to the PMRA Publications Section. Questions or comments can also be directed to the Pest Management Information Service. Please be sure to include the title of the consultation document on which you are commenting.

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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
• Pest Control Products Act
• Pest Control Products Regulations
• Commercial Arbitration Act