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VOL. 4, No. 37

December 12, 1998

Tracking Federal Regulatory Initiatives

Highlights:

Proposed Regulations

New lamb and mutton grade standards proposed

Exempt from Prepublication and Approved

Certain imported swine from U.S. exempt from testing and quarantine
Electronic filing of CBCA documents approved

Prepublished and Approved

Plant breeding protection extended to all plants, except algae, bacteria and fungi

Proposed Regulations

for Pre-Publication in Part I, Canada Gazette

Statutory Authority

Atlantic Pilotage Tariff Regulations, 1996, amendment

The proposed amendment would amend tariff charges for some compulsory pilotage areas and non-compulsory pilotage areas.

For compulsory pilotage areas, the amendments would adjust or realign certain rates. The tariff charges reflect increases in areas that are losing money or have a marginal profit margin and a tariff decrease in an area that exceeds the established rate of return. While 11 areas would have no rate adjustment, four would have an increase and one would have lower tariffs.

For non-compulsory pilotage areas, the tariffs would be increased by 5.5 percent increase, reflecting the rate of inflation since the last increase in 1995. A planned increase of 2.5% was inadvertently omitted in regulations approved on June 24, 1998.

Contact: Captain R.A. McGuiness, Chairman, Atlantic Pilotage Authority, Purdy's Wharf, Tower 1, 1959 Upper Water Street, Suite 1402, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 3N2. Tel: 902-426-2553; Fax: 902-426-4004.

Pilotage Act , section 33

Published in Canada Gazette December 5, 1998

Atlantic Pilotage Tariff Regulations, 1996, amendment

The proposed amendment would amend increase tariffs for pilotage charges by 3%.

This would be the second stage of a tariff increase, notice of which was published in the Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement accompanying an amendment to the tariff published in the Canada Gazette, Part II, on February 9, 1994.

The initial increase of 3 percent became effective on January 20, 1994 (SOR/94-125) and the second tariff increase of 3 percent was scheduled to follow one year later. In response to objections, the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), formerly the National Transportation Agency, was tasked to conduct an investigation and the Agency subsequently concurred with the "two-tier" tariff increase proposed by the Authority. Unfortunately, there was no provision in the regulatory text to give effect to the second tariff increase and consequently the Atlantic Pilotage Authority is now proposing to amend the Regulations to implement a tariff increase of 3 percent.

Contact: Captain R.A. McGuiness, Chairman, Atlantic Pilotage Authority, Purdy's Wharf, Tower 1, 1959 Upper Water Street, Suite 1402, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 3N2. Tel: 902-426-2553; Fax: 902-426-4004.

Pilotage Act , section 33

Published in Canada Gazette December 5, 1998

Livestock and Poultry Carcass Grading Regulations, amendment

The proposed amendment would establish new lamb and mutton grade standards.

The current standards for lamb and mutton were introduced following an amendment in 1992. Prior to this amendment, the Canadian lamb grading system used alphanumeric designations for carcass evaluation. Each grade incorporated meat colour, fat colour, animal age, muscle conformation and fat cover criteria. In response to an industry desire for more information on carcass saleable meat yield, and in collaboration with industry, the current system which is a carcass classification system was developed and implemented.

In the proposed new lamb grading system established by this amendment, producers and packers will continue to be able to value lamb carcasses and it will be possible to market lamb products on the basis of grading information. Separate grades are established for quality and yield. Proposed quality grades for lamb carcasses are Canada AAA, Canada C1 and Canada C2. Lamb carcasses which qualify for the Canada AAA grade would also be classified into one of four yield grades ó Canada 1 to Canada 4 based on the muscle conformation and body wall thickness (GR measurement). The quality and yield grades could be stamped on the carcass.

To qualify for the Canada AAA grade, a lamb carcass would require a minimum GR measurement of 4 mm; a minimum average muscle conformation score of 2.6; and a minimum of trace fat streakings in the flank muscles. These criteria will eliminate under-finished, poorly muscled, poor quality carcasses from the highest quality grade. Youthful carcasses which meet all the quality factors for the Canada AAA grade but which lack muscling or are under-finished would be graded Canada C1. Carcasses with dark colour meat or yellow fat would be graded Canada C2. Fat and meat colour would be measured objectively using a Pantone colour fan.

Canada Agricultural Products Act , section 32

Published in Canada Gazette December 12, 1998

Proposed grades for mutton carcasses are Canada D1 and Canada D4. A mutton carcass with a GR measurement of less than 13 mm would be graded Canada D1, whereas a carcass with a measurement of 13 mm or more would be graded Canada D4.

Contact: Richard Robinson, Chief, Livestock Identification and Legislation, Meat and Processed Animal Products Division, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 59 Camelot Drive, Nepean, Ontario, K1A 0Y9. Tel: 613-225-2342; Fax: 613-228-6636.

Meat Inspection Regulations, 1990, amendment

The proposed amendment would amend sections 68 and 72 of the Regulations to allow the slaughter of food animals under two weeks of age in registered establishments.

The removal of this restriction will allow operators of registered establishments to process meat derived from these animals for the Canadian market. By extension, the importation into Canada of meat products derived from such animals will also be permitted.

Contact: Dr. Frédérique Moulin, Acting Director, Meat and Processed Animal Products Division, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 59 Camelot Drive, Nepean, Ontario, K1A 0Y9. Tel: 613-225-2342, extension 3820. Fax: 613-228-6636.

Meat Inspection Act , subsection 6(5) and paragraph 114(1)(e)

Published in Canada Gazette December 12, 1998

Regulations Amending the Immigration Regulations, 1978 and Making a Related Amendment

The proposed amendment would renew Schedule XII of the Regulations (i.e. the country list to which the regulations apply, as well as the sunset clause contained in the regulations) for two years, thereby continuing the Undocumented Convention Refugees in Canada Class (UCRCC).

Somalia and Afghanistan would remain on Schedule XII since little had changed in either country that would warrant their removal.

Without this regulation, a growing pool of refugees who, because they are unable to resolve their situations and be granted permanent residence status, would continue to be an administrative responsibility. Due to the legislative requirement and conditions in their country of origin, their applications for permanent residence could not be concluded.

Contact: The Director, Asylum Division, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Jean Edmonds Towers South, 17th Floor, 365 Laurier Avenue W, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 1L1. Tel: 613-957-5867; Fax: 613-957-5869.

Immigration Act , section 20

Published in Canada Gazette December 12, 1998

Regulations Amending Schedules III and IV to the Municipal Grants Act; Crown Corporation Grants Regulations, amendment

The proposed amendments would amend sections 5 and 14 of the Crown Corporation Grants Regulations and schedules III and IV of the Municipal Grants Act.

The Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations advised that sections 5 and 14 of the Crown Corporation Grants Regulations required amendment to rectify the wording thereof that was ultra vires of the Municipal Grants Act.

Consequent to that amendment, schedules III and IV of the Municipal Grants Act also would require amendment.

Contact: Alexander MacGregor, Director, Municipal Grants, Public Works and Government Services Canada, Sir Charles Tupper Building, Riverside Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0M2. Tel: 613-736-2665.

Municipal Grants Act , subsection 9(1)

Published in Canada Gazette December 12, 1998

Exempt from Pre-Publication

and Approved

Statutory Authority

Processed Products Regulations, amendment (SOR/98-583, OIC 1998-2145)

The Regulations contain a sunset clause, and they will cease to exist as of January l, 1999, unless they are replaced by new regulations before that date. Since it is unlikely that new regulations will be promulgated before the sunset date, this amendment revokes the sunset clause to allow the Regulations to continue until the new regulations are promulgated.

Contact: B. Manji, Associate Director, Processed Products Section, Fresh and Processed Plant Products Division, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 59 Camelot Drive, Nepean, Ontario, K1A 0Y9. Tel: 613-225-2342; Fax: 613-228-6632; e-mail: bmanji@em.agr.ca.

Canada Agricultural Products Act, section 32

To be published in Canada Gazette December 23, 1998

Health of Animals Regulations, amendment (SOR/98-584, OIC 1998-2146)

The two amendments included in this regulatory package are intended to reduce the impact of the regulations on trade in live swine between the United States and Canada, while minimizing the risks of introducing pseudorabies and swine brucellosis into Canada's national swine herd.

The first amendment exempts swine imported into Canada from the United States, from the current testing and quarantine requirements, provided they are taken directly to an abattoir and slaughtered immediately.

In order to import swine into Canada under this exemption, importers must meet stringent requirements designed to ensure that pseudorabies and brucellosis are not introduced into Canada's swine population. Only owners or operators of abattoirs will be allowed to import swine for immediate slaughter. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) must approve each abattoir in advance to receive imported swine and the importer will be required to notify CFIA staff about each shipment.

Swine destined for immediate slaughter will only be imported from states that are recognized as free of both pseudorabies (Stage IV and V states under the American pseudorabies eradication program) and swine brucellosis (Stage III of the Swine Brucellosis Control/Eradication Program).

The new regulation will require, that as they are being loaded in the United States, all swine be examined by a veterinarian accredited by the United States Department of Agriculture.

A certificate of health, which covers both the herd of origin and the swine being exported, must accompany the shipment and contain statements to the effect that the truck carrying the swine has been cleaned, disinfected, and sealed. The route of travel must be through states that have eradicated pseudorabies (Stages IV or V), or along a route approved by the CFIA.

Once the swine have entered Canada, they cannot be transported more than eight hours and must be taken directly to the abattoir. They must be slaughtered within 24 hours of the time they are admitted into Canada, and within the first four hours the plant is slaughtering pigs after they arrive at the plant. The truck must be cleaned and disinfected before leaving the abattoir, the driver must change clothes, and all manure treated to destroy possible pseudorabies and brucellosis organisms.

The second amendment changes Section 106 to allow trucks that have delivered Canadian swine to abattoirs in the United States to return without being disinfected. This will facilitate movement of slaughter swine into the United States by reducing the costs of transportation.

Health of Animals Act, subsection 64(1)

To be published in Canada Gazette December 23, 1998

To be eligible to meet this exemption, the trucks must: have transported Canadian swine to the United States and returned directly to Canada; have not transported any United States swine; not be licensed to transport livestock between locations in the United States; and have removed all manure possible by scraping.

Contact: Dr. B. Jamieson, Animal Health Division, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 59 Camelot Drive, Nepean, Ontario, K1A 0Y9. Tel: 228-6696 ext.4631; Fax: 613-228-6630.

PACCAR Inc. Remission Order, 1998 (SOR/98-585, OIC 1998-2147)

This Order remits the duties paid or payable on the importation of trucks by PACCAR Inc. for the 1995/96, 1996/97 and 1997/98 model years.

The company's Kenworth truck assembly plant in Ste. Therese, Quebec, has not been in production since July 1995 for various reasons. As a result, the company has not met the production to sales ratio criteria under the Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America on automotive products and faces a duty liability of $16.8 million over the three year period. The company will soon be resuming truck assembly operations at the Ste. Therese facility.

Contact: Christine Wiecek International Trade Policy Division Department of Finance Ottawa, Ontario K1A OG5. Tel: 613-992-6887.

Customs Tariff, section 115

To be published in Canada Gazette December 23, 1998

Canada Business Corporations Regulations, amendment (SOR/98-586, OIC 1998-2152)

The Regulations are amended to permit electronic filing and electronic issuance of documents required to be sent to or issued by the Director, appointed under the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA). The new provisions allow for the use of innovations in information technology resulting in faster access, to the Director's services as well as more equal access to those services across Canada.

The new sections provide a regulatory framework covering basic definitions, rules governing date and time of receipt of electronic transmissions, and control of electronic signatures. The regulations make reference to specifications to be issued by the Director for the better administration of the statute.

These specifications further clarify the technological rules for electronic transmissions, and can be amended quickly to reflect new electronic transmission modes as they evolve.

The regulations will permit better service to the public.

The regulations also bring into force sections 258.1 and 262.1, replace subsection 262(2) and repeal subsection 262(4) of the CBCA.

The amendments originally envisioned using Electronic Data Interchange (EDI); however, this notion was dropped as a result of a pilot test of EDI.

Under the new approach, the official version of any document filed or issued by the Director is the electronic version maintained in the Director's records. A requirement also exists for manually-signed documents that were filed electronically to be retained in the corporate records of the electronic filer.

Industry Canada already has authority to request verification of any document filed with the Directorate, and may do so where doubts are raised as to the authenticity of a document. In addition, an electronic identification structure will be put in place prior to introducing filing over the Internet. The proposed system will use Public Key Infrastructure to ensure the authenticity of the originator of documents filed.

Canada Business Corporations Act, section 251

To be published in Canada Gazette December 23, 1998

Contact: Cheryl Ringor, Regulatory Coordinator, Corporations Directorate, Industry Canada, 9th floor, Jean Edmonds Towers South, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0C8. Tel: 613-941-5729; Fax: 613-941-5781; e-mail: ringor.cheryl@ic.gc.ca.

Order Prohibiting Entry on Certain Lands in the Yukon Territory (1998, No. 11, Kluane National Park Reserve, Y.T.) (SOR/98-590, OIC 1998-2166); Order Respecting the Withdrawal from Disposal of Certain Lands in the Yukon Territory (Kluane National Park Reserve, Y.T.) (SI/98-128, OIC 1998-2167)

The purpose of the Withdrawal Order is to repeal Withdrawal from Disposal Order, P.C. 1974-2484 of November 12, 1974 and to substitute the Order respecting the Withdrawal from Disposal of Certain Lands in the Yukon Territory, (approximately 25 square kilometers) as described in the schedule, for the Kluane National Park Reserve in the Yukon Territory.

The Prohibition Order also protects certain lands in Kluane Park from disposition and to free up certain lands outside the Park.

Order in Council P.C. 1974-2484 of November 12, 1974 set apart and appropriated certain lands for the Kluane National Park Reserve in the Yukon Territory and provided for a 1000-feet reserve along the Haines Road, Yukon Highway Number 3, to facilitate future reconstruction of the Highway. Since that time reconstruction of the roadway and the re-survey of the "as built" portion of the road and new park boundary has been completed. The reconstruction of the Highway has resulted in the right-of-way infringing on the park reserve in some areas and has created enclaves of now unoccupied crown lands between the Park and the right-of-way limits. Therefore, in order to protect these slivers of land from future disposition and to free up those lands outside the Park boundary, this submission requests that Order in Council P.C. 1974-2484 be repealed and then substituted with a new order to protect the area re-surveyed for the Kluane National Park Reserve.

This order in council will be effective on the date it comes into force (December 3, 1998) and is intended to last in perpetuity.

Contact: Chris Cuddy Chief, Land & Water Management Division, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Les Terrasses de la Chaudiere, 10 Wellington Street, Hull, Quebec, K1A 0H4. Tel: 819-994-7483; Fax: 819-953-2590.

Yukon Placer Mining Act, section 98; Yukon Quartz Mining Act, section 14.1

To be published in Canada Gazette December 23, 1998

Pre-Published and Approved

No comments or changes

Statutory Authority

Food and Drug Regulations, amendment (SOR/98-580, OIC 1998-2142)

This amendment changes the French name "sorbet" (sherbet) as defined in compositional standards in the Dairy Products Regulations and the standard described in Division 8 of the Food and Drug Regulations to "sorbet laitier".

This is a minor amendment that does not make any changes to the compositional standard.

This amendment is warranted to better identify the sherbet as a dairy based product when the French name "sorbet laitier" is used.

[See next item for parallel changes to the Dairy Products Regulations.]

Contact: Director, Bureau of Food Regulatory, Internationa1 & Interagency Affairs, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0L2. Tel: 613-957-1828; Fax: 613-941-3537.

Food and Drugs Act, subsection 30(1)

To be published in Canada Gazette December 23, 1998

Dairy Products Regulations, amendment (SOR/98-581, OIC 1998-2143)

The amendments remove ambiguous wording from the Regulations and deregulate container sizes for grated cheese.

As a result of the changes, consumers would be able to purchase brand name grated cheese products in the same sizes of containers as are available as unlabelled store-packed products.

The changes would also allow registered dairy processors to compete for sales of grated cheese on the same basis as retail packers, who can pack the cheese in bulk in a variety of sizes.

The wording of the provision that lists the cheese products that must be packaged in prescribed container sizes includes the words "grated cheese and related types". Since the reference to "related types" is ambiguous, these words would be removed.

The proposed regulation was prepublished in the Canada Gazette on Sept. 5, 1998.

Subsequent to prepublication in Part I of the Canada Gazette, one additional item is addressed in this amendment. The French expression for "sherbet" is changed from "sorbet" to "sorbet laitier" to clarify that this product contains dairy ingredients. A complementary amendment to the Food and Drug Regulations is also being made to ensure harmonization.

Contact: J. Wakelin, Associate Director, Meat and Processed Animal Products Division, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 59 Camelot Drive, Nepean, Ontario, K1A 0Y9. Tel: 613-225-2342, extension 4722; Fax: 613-228-6632; e-mail: jwakelin@em.agr.ca.

Canada Agricultural Products Act, section 32

To be published in Canada Gazette December 23, 1998

Plant Breeders' Rights Regulations, amendment (SOR/98-582, OIC 1998-2144)

This regulatory amendment provides for prescribing all species of plants, excluding algae, bacteria and fungi.

The amendment replaces the current practice, which limits the categories of plants eligible for protection of rights for new, distinct varieties, with priority given to those species of importance to Canada.

Presently, there are 39 crop kinds prescribed by regulation: African violet, alfalfa, apple, barley, bean, begonia, blueberry, canola/rapeseed, cherry, chrysanthemum, clematis, corn, creeping red fescue, dianthus, flax, grapevine, impatiens, Kentucky bluegrass, lentil, maple, mustard, oat, pea, peach, pear, pelargonium, plum, poinsettia, potato, potentilla, raspberry, rose, soybean, spirea, strawberry, timothy, wheat, viburnum and yew.

This changes are designed to:

encourage investment in plant breeding of agricultural and horticultural crop varieties in Canada in both the public and private sectors;

increase the availability of more improved varieties for Canadian producers from Canadian and foreign sources, especially for regions with distinct climatic requirements;

support increased exports because of increased promotion of proprietary varieties;

allow federal and provincial governments and universities to collect royalties on their varieties;

allow for the return of royalties on Canadian varieties sold in other countries;

promote the adoption of a system compatible with those in other countries, facilitating the international movement of varieties.

Plant Breeders' Rights Act , subsection 75(2)

To be published in Canada Gazette December 23, 1998

The proposed regulations were prepublished in the Canada Gazette, Part I on June 20, 1998.

Contact: Grant Watson, Associate Director, Variety Section, Plant Products Division, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 59 Camelot Drive, Nepean, Ontario K1A 0Y9. Tel: 613-225-2342, extension 4385; Fax: 613-228-6629.

Livestock and Poultry Carcass Grading Regulations, amendment (SOR/98-587, OIC 1998-2156)

The amendments add guinea fowl to the list of poultry species eligible for the application of Canada grade names.

In the United States, guinea fowl may be officially graded. A Canadian company wishing to export to the United States is at a competitive disadvantage if the American buyer insists on purchasing graded product. The establishment of Canadian grade names for guinea fowl by this amendment will eliminate this inequity. Grade standards would be the same as for ducks and geese.

The amendment also clarifies certain labeling requirements and allows kidneys to remain in duck carcasses weighing less than 3 kg provided that the label clearly indicates that the carcasses may contain kidneys. Presently, kidneys may remain in chicken and Rock Cornish hens if the label indicates the necessary declaration.

Certain processes such as basting and stuffing may be performed by poultry establishments on graded poultry carcasses provided the poultry is graded prior to the process and a declaration is made on the label indicating the process. Preseasoned whole poultry carcasses are being slowly introduced to the market. To facilitate this marketing practice, the amendment would introduce the term "graded before seasoning" to be identified on the label of graded preseasoned poultry.

This amendment was published in Part I of the Canada Gazette on September 5, 1998.

Contact: Richard Robinson, Chief, Livestock Identification and Legislation, Meat and Processed Animal Products Division, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 59 Camelot Drive, Nepean, Ontario, K1A 0Y9. Tel: 613-225-2342; Fax: 613-228-6636.

Canada Agricultural Products Act, section 32

To be published in Canada Gazette December 23, 1998

Employment Insurance Regulations, amendment (SOR/98-588, OIC 1998-2157)

The amendments ensure that persons casually employed in connection with a census enumeration are included in insurable employment.

Such persons will now be covered from the first hour they work and the first dollar they earn.

Previously, persons employed in connection with a census enumeration were not covered unless they were regularly employed by that employer and worked a minimum of 25 days.

Persons employed in connection with a referendum or election to public office will now be covered once they have worked 35 hours. Previously such persons were covered after they had worked 25 days. This is also consistent with an hours-based coverage system, while recognizing the casual nature of this type of employment and tenuous participation in the labour force (i.e. one day every two to four years).

Employment Insurance Act, paragraph 5(6)(e)

To be published in Canada Gazette December 23, 1998

Amendments have also been made concerning the employment of a person, other than as an entertainer, by an employer in connection with a circus, fair, parade, carnival, exposition or exhibition or other similar activity if the person is not regularly employed by that employer. These amendments are not substantive, but merely clarify existing practices.

The changes would amend portions of subsection 8(1), including revoking paragraph 8(1)(b), and subsection 8(2).

The regulations come into force January 1, 1999.

Contact: Nancy Fedorovitch, Senior Policy Advisor, Policy and Legislation Development - Insurance, Human Resources Development Canada, 140 Promenade du Portage, 9th Floor, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0J9. Tel: 819-997-8626; Fax: 819-953-9381.

Canada Occupational Safety and Health Regulations, amendment (SOR/98-589, OIC 1998-2158)

This regulatory amendment eliminates an exemption for large trucks from earlier regulations lowering exposure levels to noise by truck operators.

More specifically, it would establish a prescribed noise limit of 87 dBA in any 24 hour period, down from 90 dBA.

Reducing sound exposure levels is estimated to cost between $500 to $2,000 for trucks exceeding the proposed new, lower sound levels.

Contact: Rick Seaman, Program Consultant, Labour Branch, Human Resources Development Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0J2. Tel: 819-953-0229; Fax: 819-953-1743.

Canada Labour Code , sections 125, 126, and 157

To be published in Canada Gazette December 23, 1998

Pre-Published and Approved

With comments or changes

Statutory Authority

Processed Products Regulations, amendment (SOR/98-579, OIC 1998-2141)

The amendment establishes new standard container sizes for frozen French fried potatoes in the range between 2 kilograms and 20 kilograms; they also deregulate standard container requirements for frozen potatoes other than frozen French fried potatoes.

Currently, the largest container size currently prescribed in the Regulations for frozen French fried potatoes is 2 kilograms.

The change allows manufacturers and importers to market this product more efficiently and economically and will harmonize the Regulations with industry standards in both Canada and the United States.

The larger containers are generally intended for food service customers and may qualify for certain labelling exemptions.

Several other amendments are made:

the definition of "container" is being amended to accommodate the larger food service sizes;

the definition of "package" is being deleted because the current definition is ambiguous and it will become redundant with the new definition of "container";

a labelling provision is being amended to clearly show that the labelling requirements apply equally to Canadian and imported products;

Canada Agricultural Products Act , section 32

To be published in Canada Gazette December 23, 1998

a new labelling provision is being introduced to require that the unlabelled inner units of a food service product must be labelled in accordance with the Regulations if those units are removed from the larger container and offered for sale separately;

the declaration of net quantity requirement for all food products is being amended to require only metric units; however, other equivalent units of measurement will be permitted to be shown along with the metric units provided the other units of measurement are not more prominently displayed than are the metric units; and

the existing standard containers prescribed for frozen potatoes other than frozen French fried potatoes and for unspecified frozen vegetables are being deleted because the industry no longer sees any advantage in maintaining standard container sizes for these products.

The regulations were prepublished in Part I of the Canada Gazette on March 7, 1998.

As a result of the prepublication, the Canadian Importers Association objected to the introduction of new container sizes at this time for green olives. The amendment has therefore been modified to simply maintain the existing standard containers for olives, with the exclusion of black olives, and the Canadian Importers Association has accepted this change. New standard container sizes for green olives will be reconsidered at a later date as part of a proposed modernization of the Regulations.

Contact: J. F. Standish, Associate Director, Processed Products Section, Dairy, Fruit and Vegetable Division, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 59 Camelot Drive, Nepean, Ontario K1A 0Y9. Tel: 225-2342, Extension 4725; Fax: 228-6632; e-mail: jstandish@em.agr.ca

Proposed Regulations for Pre-Publication in Part I, Canada Gazette	Statutory Authority
Atlantic Pilotage Tariff Regulations, 1996, amendment The proposed amendment would amend tariff charges for some compulsory pilotage areas and non-compulsory pilotage areas. For compulsory pilotage areas, the amendments would adjust or realign certain rates. The tariff charges reflect increases in areas that are losing money or have a marginal profit margin and a tariff decrease in an area that exceeds the established rate of return. While 11 areas would have no rate adjustment, four would have an increase and one would have lower tariffs. For non-compulsory pilotage areas, the tariffs would be increased by 5.5 percent increase, reflecting the rate of inflation since the last increase in 1995. A planned increase of 2.5% was inadvertently omitted in regulations approved on June 24, 1998. Contact: Captain R.A. McGuiness, Chairman, Atlantic Pilotage Authority, Purdy's Wharf, Tower 1, 1959 Upper Water Street, Suite 1402, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 3N2. Tel: 902-426-2553; Fax: 902-426-4004.	Pilotage Act , section 33 Published in Canada Gazette December 5, 1998
Atlantic Pilotage Tariff Regulations, 1996, amendment The proposed amendment would amend increase tariffs for pilotage charges by 3%. This would be the second stage of a tariff increase, notice of which was published in the Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement accompanying an amendment to the tariff published in the Canada Gazette, Part II, on February 9, 1994. The initial increase of 3 percent became effective on January 20, 1994 (SOR/94-125) and the second tariff increase of 3 percent was scheduled to follow one year later. In response to objections, the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), formerly the National Transportation Agency, was tasked to conduct an investigation and the Agency subsequently concurred with the "two-tier" tariff increase proposed by the Authority. Unfortunately, there was no provision in the regulatory text to give effect to the second tariff increase and consequently the Atlantic Pilotage Authority is now proposing to amend the Regulations to implement a tariff increase of 3 percent. Contact: Captain R.A. McGuiness, Chairman, Atlantic Pilotage Authority, Purdy's Wharf, Tower 1, 1959 Upper Water Street, Suite 1402, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 3N2. Tel: 902-426-2553; Fax: 902-426-4004.	Pilotage Act , section 33 Published in Canada Gazette December 5, 1998
Livestock and Poultry Carcass Grading Regulations, amendment The proposed amendment would establish new lamb and mutton grade standards. The current standards for lamb and mutton were introduced following an amendment in 1992. Prior to this amendment, the Canadian lamb grading system used alphanumeric designations for carcass evaluation. Each grade incorporated meat colour, fat colour, animal age, muscle conformation and fat cover criteria. In response to an industry desire for more information on carcass saleable meat yield, and in collaboration with industry, the current system which is a carcass classification system was developed and implemented. In the proposed new lamb grading system established by this amendment, producers and packers will continue to be able to value lamb carcasses and it will be possible to market lamb products on the basis of grading information. Separate grades are established for quality and yield. Proposed quality grades for lamb carcasses are Canada AAA, Canada C1 and Canada C2. Lamb carcasses which qualify for the Canada AAA grade would also be classified into one of four yield grades ó Canada 1 to Canada 4 based on the muscle conformation and body wall thickness (GR measurement). The quality and yield grades could be stamped on the carcass. To qualify for the Canada AAA grade, a lamb carcass would require a minimum GR measurement of 4 mm; a minimum average muscle conformation score of 2.6; and a minimum of trace fat streakings in the flank muscles. These criteria will eliminate under-finished, poorly muscled, poor quality carcasses from the highest quality grade. Youthful carcasses which meet all the quality factors for the Canada AAA grade but which lack muscling or are under-finished would be graded Canada C1. Carcasses with dark colour meat or yellow fat would be graded Canada C2. Fat and meat colour would be measured objectively using a Pantone colour fan.	Canada Agricultural Products Act , section 32 Published in Canada Gazette December 12, 1998
Proposed grades for mutton carcasses are Canada D1 and Canada D4. A mutton carcass with a GR measurement of less than 13 mm would be graded Canada D1, whereas a carcass with a measurement of 13 mm or more would be graded Canada D4. Contact: Richard Robinson, Chief, Livestock Identification and Legislation, Meat and Processed Animal Products Division, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 59 Camelot Drive, Nepean, Ontario, K1A 0Y9. Tel: 613-225-2342; Fax: 613-228-6636.
Meat Inspection Regulations, 1990, amendment The proposed amendment would amend sections 68 and 72 of the Regulations to allow the slaughter of food animals under two weeks of age in registered establishments. The removal of this restriction will allow operators of registered establishments to process meat derived from these animals for the Canadian market. By extension, the importation into Canada of meat products derived from such animals will also be permitted. Contact: Dr. Frédérique Moulin, Acting Director, Meat and Processed Animal Products Division, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 59 Camelot Drive, Nepean, Ontario, K1A 0Y9. Tel: 613-225-2342, extension 3820. Fax: 613-228-6636.	Meat Inspection Act , subsection 6(5) and paragraph 114(1)(e) Published in Canada Gazette December 12, 1998
Regulations Amending the Immigration Regulations, 1978 and Making a Related Amendment The proposed amendment would renew Schedule XII of the Regulations (i.e. the country list to which the regulations apply, as well as the sunset clause contained in the regulations) for two years, thereby continuing the Undocumented Convention Refugees in Canada Class (UCRCC). Somalia and Afghanistan would remain on Schedule XII since little had changed in either country that would warrant their removal. Without this regulation, a growing pool of refugees who, because they are unable to resolve their situations and be granted permanent residence status, would continue to be an administrative responsibility. Due to the legislative requirement and conditions in their country of origin, their applications for permanent residence could not be concluded. Contact: The Director, Asylum Division, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Jean Edmonds Towers South, 17th Floor, 365 Laurier Avenue W, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 1L1. Tel: 613-957-5867; Fax: 613-957-5869.	Immigration Act , section 20 Published in Canada Gazette December 12, 1998
Regulations Amending Schedules III and IV to the Municipal Grants Act; Crown Corporation Grants Regulations, amendment The proposed amendments would amend sections 5 and 14 of the Crown Corporation Grants Regulations and schedules III and IV of the Municipal Grants Act. The Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations advised that sections 5 and 14 of the Crown Corporation Grants Regulations required amendment to rectify the wording thereof that was ultra vires of the Municipal Grants Act. Consequent to that amendment, schedules III and IV of the Municipal Grants Act also would require amendment. Contact: Alexander MacGregor, Director, Municipal Grants, Public Works and Government Services Canada, Sir Charles Tupper Building, Riverside Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0M2. Tel: 613-736-2665.	Municipal Grants Act , subsection 9(1) Published in Canada Gazette December 12, 1998

Exempt from Pre-Publication and Approved	Statutory Authority
Processed Products Regulations, amendment (SOR/98-583, OIC 1998-2145) The Regulations contain a sunset clause, and they will cease to exist as of January l, 1999, unless they are replaced by new regulations before that date. Since it is unlikely that new regulations will be promulgated before the sunset date, this amendment revokes the sunset clause to allow the Regulations to continue until the new regulations are promulgated. Contact: B. Manji, Associate Director, Processed Products Section, Fresh and Processed Plant Products Division, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 59 Camelot Drive, Nepean, Ontario, K1A 0Y9. Tel: 613-225-2342; Fax: 613-228-6632; e-mail: bmanji@em.agr.ca.	Canada Agricultural Products Act, section 32 To be published in Canada Gazette December 23, 1998
Health of Animals Regulations, amendment (SOR/98-584, OIC 1998-2146) The two amendments included in this regulatory package are intended to reduce the impact of the regulations on trade in live swine between the United States and Canada, while minimizing the risks of introducing pseudorabies and swine brucellosis into Canada's national swine herd. The first amendment exempts swine imported into Canada from the United States, from the current testing and quarantine requirements, provided they are taken directly to an abattoir and slaughtered immediately. In order to import swine into Canada under this exemption, importers must meet stringent requirements designed to ensure that pseudorabies and brucellosis are not introduced into Canada's swine population. Only owners or operators of abattoirs will be allowed to import swine for immediate slaughter. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) must approve each abattoir in advance to receive imported swine and the importer will be required to notify CFIA staff about each shipment. Swine destined for immediate slaughter will only be imported from states that are recognized as free of both pseudorabies (Stage IV and V states under the American pseudorabies eradication program) and swine brucellosis (Stage III of the Swine Brucellosis Control/Eradication Program). The new regulation will require, that as they are being loaded in the United States, all swine be examined by a veterinarian accredited by the United States Department of Agriculture. A certificate of health, which covers both the herd of origin and the swine being exported, must accompany the shipment and contain statements to the effect that the truck carrying the swine has been cleaned, disinfected, and sealed. The route of travel must be through states that have eradicated pseudorabies (Stages IV or V), or along a route approved by the CFIA. Once the swine have entered Canada, they cannot be transported more than eight hours and must be taken directly to the abattoir. They must be slaughtered within 24 hours of the time they are admitted into Canada, and within the first four hours the plant is slaughtering pigs after they arrive at the plant. The truck must be cleaned and disinfected before leaving the abattoir, the driver must change clothes, and all manure treated to destroy possible pseudorabies and brucellosis organisms. The second amendment changes Section 106 to allow trucks that have delivered Canadian swine to abattoirs in the United States to return without being disinfected. This will facilitate movement of slaughter swine into the United States by reducing the costs of transportation.	Health of Animals Act, subsection 64(1) To be published in Canada Gazette December 23, 1998
To be eligible to meet this exemption, the trucks must: have transported Canadian swine to the United States and returned directly to Canada; have not transported any United States swine; not be licensed to transport livestock between locations in the United States; and have removed all manure possible by scraping. Contact: Dr. B. Jamieson, Animal Health Division, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 59 Camelot Drive, Nepean, Ontario, K1A 0Y9. Tel: 228-6696 ext.4631; Fax: 613-228-6630.
PACCAR Inc. Remission Order, 1998 (SOR/98-585, OIC 1998-2147) This Order remits the duties paid or payable on the importation of trucks by PACCAR Inc. for the 1995/96, 1996/97 and 1997/98 model years. The company's Kenworth truck assembly plant in Ste. Therese, Quebec, has not been in production since July 1995 for various reasons. As a result, the company has not met the production to sales ratio criteria under the Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America on automotive products and faces a duty liability of $16.8 million over the three year period. The company will soon be resuming truck assembly operations at the Ste. Therese facility. Contact: Christine Wiecek International Trade Policy Division Department of Finance Ottawa, Ontario K1A OG5. Tel: 613-992-6887.	Customs Tariff, section 115 To be published in Canada Gazette December 23, 1998
Canada Business Corporations Regulations, amendment (SOR/98-586, OIC 1998-2152) The Regulations are amended to permit electronic filing and electronic issuance of documents required to be sent to or issued by the Director, appointed under the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA). The new provisions allow for the use of innovations in information technology resulting in faster access, to the Director's services as well as more equal access to those services across Canada. The new sections provide a regulatory framework covering basic definitions, rules governing date and time of receipt of electronic transmissions, and control of electronic signatures. The regulations make reference to specifications to be issued by the Director for the better administration of the statute. These specifications further clarify the technological rules for electronic transmissions, and can be amended quickly to reflect new electronic transmission modes as they evolve. The regulations will permit better service to the public. The regulations also bring into force sections 258.1 and 262.1, replace subsection 262(2) and repeal subsection 262(4) of the CBCA. The amendments originally envisioned using Electronic Data Interchange (EDI); however, this notion was dropped as a result of a pilot test of EDI. Under the new approach, the official version of any document filed or issued by the Director is the electronic version maintained in the Director's records. A requirement also exists for manually-signed documents that were filed electronically to be retained in the corporate records of the electronic filer. Industry Canada already has authority to request verification of any document filed with the Directorate, and may do so where doubts are raised as to the authenticity of a document. In addition, an electronic identification structure will be put in place prior to introducing filing over the Internet. The proposed system will use Public Key Infrastructure to ensure the authenticity of the originator of documents filed.	Canada Business Corporations Act, section 251 To be published in Canada Gazette December 23, 1998
Contact: Cheryl Ringor, Regulatory Coordinator, Corporations Directorate, Industry Canada, 9th floor, Jean Edmonds Towers South, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0C8. Tel: 613-941-5729; Fax: 613-941-5781; e-mail: ringor.cheryl@ic.gc.ca.
Order Prohibiting Entry on Certain Lands in the Yukon Territory (1998, No. 11, Kluane National Park Reserve, Y.T.) (SOR/98-590, OIC 1998-2166); Order Respecting the Withdrawal from Disposal of Certain Lands in the Yukon Territory (Kluane National Park Reserve, Y.T.) (SI/98-128, OIC 1998-2167) The purpose of the Withdrawal Order is to repeal Withdrawal from Disposal Order, P.C. 1974-2484 of November 12, 1974 and to substitute the Order respecting the Withdrawal from Disposal of Certain Lands in the Yukon Territory, (approximately 25 square kilometers) as described in the schedule, for the Kluane National Park Reserve in the Yukon Territory. The Prohibition Order also protects certain lands in Kluane Park from disposition and to free up certain lands outside the Park. Order in Council P.C. 1974-2484 of November 12, 1974 set apart and appropriated certain lands for the Kluane National Park Reserve in the Yukon Territory and provided for a 1000-feet reserve along the Haines Road, Yukon Highway Number 3, to facilitate future reconstruction of the Highway. Since that time reconstruction of the roadway and the re-survey of the "as built" portion of the road and new park boundary has been completed. The reconstruction of the Highway has resulted in the right-of-way infringing on the park reserve in some areas and has created enclaves of now unoccupied crown lands between the Park and the right-of-way limits. Therefore, in order to protect these slivers of land from future disposition and to free up those lands outside the Park boundary, this submission requests that Order in Council P.C. 1974-2484 be repealed and then substituted with a new order to protect the area re-surveyed for the Kluane National Park Reserve. This order in council will be effective on the date it comes into force (December 3, 1998) and is intended to last in perpetuity. Contact: Chris Cuddy Chief, Land & Water Management Division, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Les Terrasses de la Chaudiere, 10 Wellington Street, Hull, Quebec, K1A 0H4. Tel: 819-994-7483; Fax: 819-953-2590.	Yukon Placer Mining Act, section 98; Yukon Quartz Mining Act, section 14.1 To be published in Canada Gazette December 23, 1998

Pre-Published and Approved No comments or changes	Statutory Authority
Food and Drug Regulations, amendment (SOR/98-580, OIC 1998-2142) This amendment changes the French name "sorbet" (sherbet) as defined in compositional standards in the Dairy Products Regulations and the standard described in Division 8 of the Food and Drug Regulations to "sorbet laitier". This is a minor amendment that does not make any changes to the compositional standard. This amendment is warranted to better identify the sherbet as a dairy based product when the French name "sorbet laitier" is used. [See next item for parallel changes to the Dairy Products Regulations.] Contact: Director, Bureau of Food Regulatory, Internationa1 & Interagency Affairs, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0L2. Tel: 613-957-1828; Fax: 613-941-3537.	Food and Drugs Act, subsection 30(1) To be published in Canada Gazette December 23, 1998
Dairy Products Regulations, amendment (SOR/98-581, OIC 1998-2143) The amendments remove ambiguous wording from the Regulations and deregulate container sizes for grated cheese. As a result of the changes, consumers would be able to purchase brand name grated cheese products in the same sizes of containers as are available as unlabelled store-packed products. The changes would also allow registered dairy processors to compete for sales of grated cheese on the same basis as retail packers, who can pack the cheese in bulk in a variety of sizes. The wording of the provision that lists the cheese products that must be packaged in prescribed container sizes includes the words "grated cheese and related types". Since the reference to "related types" is ambiguous, these words would be removed. The proposed regulation was prepublished in the Canada Gazette on Sept. 5, 1998. Subsequent to prepublication in Part I of the Canada Gazette, one additional item is addressed in this amendment. The French expression for "sherbet" is changed from "sorbet" to "sorbet laitier" to clarify that this product contains dairy ingredients. A complementary amendment to the Food and Drug Regulations is also being made to ensure harmonization. Contact: J. Wakelin, Associate Director, Meat and Processed Animal Products Division, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 59 Camelot Drive, Nepean, Ontario, K1A 0Y9. Tel: 613-225-2342, extension 4722; Fax: 613-228-6632; e-mail: jwakelin@em.agr.ca.	Canada Agricultural Products Act, section 32 To be published in Canada Gazette December 23, 1998
Plant Breeders' Rights Regulations, amendment (SOR/98-582, OIC 1998-2144) This regulatory amendment provides for prescribing all species of plants, excluding algae, bacteria and fungi. The amendment replaces the current practice, which limits the categories of plants eligible for protection of rights for new, distinct varieties, with priority given to those species of importance to Canada. Presently, there are 39 crop kinds prescribed by regulation: African violet, alfalfa, apple, barley, bean, begonia, blueberry, canola/rapeseed, cherry, chrysanthemum, clematis, corn, creeping red fescue, dianthus, flax, grapevine, impatiens, Kentucky bluegrass, lentil, maple, mustard, oat, pea, peach, pear, pelargonium, plum, poinsettia, potato, potentilla, raspberry, rose, soybean, spirea, strawberry, timothy, wheat, viburnum and yew. This changes are designed to: encourage investment in plant breeding of agricultural and horticultural crop varieties in Canada in both the public and private sectors; increase the availability of more improved varieties for Canadian producers from Canadian and foreign sources, especially for regions with distinct climatic requirements; support increased exports because of increased promotion of proprietary varieties; allow federal and provincial governments and universities to collect royalties on their varieties; allow for the return of royalties on Canadian varieties sold in other countries; promote the adoption of a system compatible with those in other countries, facilitating the international movement of varieties.	Plant Breeders' Rights Act , subsection 75(2) To be published in Canada Gazette December 23, 1998
The proposed regulations were prepublished in the Canada Gazette, Part I on June 20, 1998. Contact: Grant Watson, Associate Director, Variety Section, Plant Products Division, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 59 Camelot Drive, Nepean, Ontario K1A 0Y9. Tel: 613-225-2342, extension 4385; Fax: 613-228-6629.
Livestock and Poultry Carcass Grading Regulations, amendment (SOR/98-587, OIC 1998-2156) The amendments add guinea fowl to the list of poultry species eligible for the application of Canada grade names. In the United States, guinea fowl may be officially graded. A Canadian company wishing to export to the United States is at a competitive disadvantage if the American buyer insists on purchasing graded product. The establishment of Canadian grade names for guinea fowl by this amendment will eliminate this inequity. Grade standards would be the same as for ducks and geese. The amendment also clarifies certain labeling requirements and allows kidneys to remain in duck carcasses weighing less than 3 kg provided that the label clearly indicates that the carcasses may contain kidneys. Presently, kidneys may remain in chicken and Rock Cornish hens if the label indicates the necessary declaration. Certain processes such as basting and stuffing may be performed by poultry establishments on graded poultry carcasses provided the poultry is graded prior to the process and a declaration is made on the label indicating the process. Preseasoned whole poultry carcasses are being slowly introduced to the market. To facilitate this marketing practice, the amendment would introduce the term "graded before seasoning" to be identified on the label of graded preseasoned poultry. This amendment was published in Part I of the Canada Gazette on September 5, 1998. Contact: Richard Robinson, Chief, Livestock Identification and Legislation, Meat and Processed Animal Products Division, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 59 Camelot Drive, Nepean, Ontario, K1A 0Y9. Tel: 613-225-2342; Fax: 613-228-6636.	Canada Agricultural Products Act, section 32 To be published in Canada Gazette December 23, 1998
Employment Insurance Regulations, amendment (SOR/98-588, OIC 1998-2157) The amendments ensure that persons casually employed in connection with a census enumeration are included in insurable employment. Such persons will now be covered from the first hour they work and the first dollar they earn. Previously, persons employed in connection with a census enumeration were not covered unless they were regularly employed by that employer and worked a minimum of 25 days. Persons employed in connection with a referendum or election to public office will now be covered once they have worked 35 hours. Previously such persons were covered after they had worked 25 days. This is also consistent with an hours-based coverage system, while recognizing the casual nature of this type of employment and tenuous participation in the labour force (i.e. one day every two to four years).	Employment Insurance Act, paragraph 5(6)(e) To be published in Canada Gazette December 23, 1998
Amendments have also been made concerning the employment of a person, other than as an entertainer, by an employer in connection with a circus, fair, parade, carnival, exposition or exhibition or other similar activity if the person is not regularly employed by that employer. These amendments are not substantive, but merely clarify existing practices. The changes would amend portions of subsection 8(1), including revoking paragraph 8(1)(b), and subsection 8(2). The regulations come into force January 1, 1999. Contact: Nancy Fedorovitch, Senior Policy Advisor, Policy and Legislation Development - Insurance, Human Resources Development Canada, 140 Promenade du Portage, 9th Floor, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0J9. Tel: 819-997-8626; Fax: 819-953-9381.
Canada Occupational Safety and Health Regulations, amendment (SOR/98-589, OIC 1998-2158) This regulatory amendment eliminates an exemption for large trucks from earlier regulations lowering exposure levels to noise by truck operators. More specifically, it would establish a prescribed noise limit of 87 dBA in any 24 hour period, down from 90 dBA. Reducing sound exposure levels is estimated to cost between $500 to $2,000 for trucks exceeding the proposed new, lower sound levels. Contact: Rick Seaman, Program Consultant, Labour Branch, Human Resources Development Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0J2. Tel: 819-953-0229; Fax: 819-953-1743.	Canada Labour Code , sections 125, 126, and 157 To be published in Canada Gazette December 23, 1998

Pre-Published and Approved With comments or changes	Statutory Authority
Processed Products Regulations, amendment (SOR/98-579, OIC 1998-2141) The amendment establishes new standard container sizes for frozen French fried potatoes in the range between 2 kilograms and 20 kilograms; they also deregulate standard container requirements for frozen potatoes other than frozen French fried potatoes. Currently, the largest container size currently prescribed in the Regulations for frozen French fried potatoes is 2 kilograms. The change allows manufacturers and importers to market this product more efficiently and economically and will harmonize the Regulations with industry standards in both Canada and the United States. The larger containers are generally intended for food service customers and may qualify for certain labelling exemptions. Several other amendments are made: the definition of "container" is being amended to accommodate the larger food service sizes; the definition of "package" is being deleted because the current definition is ambiguous and it will become redundant with the new definition of "container"; a labelling provision is being amended to clearly show that the labelling requirements apply equally to Canadian and imported products;	Canada Agricultural Products Act , section 32 To be published in Canada Gazette December 23, 1998
a new labelling provision is being introduced to require that the unlabelled inner units of a food service product must be labelled in accordance with the Regulations if those units are removed from the larger container and offered for sale separately; the declaration of net quantity requirement for all food products is being amended to require only metric units; however, other equivalent units of measurement will be permitted to be shown along with the metric units provided the other units of measurement are not more prominently displayed than are the metric units; and the existing standard containers prescribed for frozen potatoes other than frozen French fried potatoes and for unspecified frozen vegetables are being deleted because the industry no longer sees any advantage in maintaining standard container sizes for these products. The regulations were prepublished in Part I of the Canada Gazette on March 7, 1998. As a result of the prepublication, the Canadian Importers Association objected to the introduction of new container sizes at this time for green olives. The amendment has therefore been modified to simply maintain the existing standard containers for olives, with the exclusion of black olives, and the Canadian Importers Association has accepted this change. New standard container sizes for green olives will be reconsidered at a later date as part of a proposed modernization of the Regulations. Contact: J. F. Standish, Associate Director, Processed Products Section, Dairy, Fruit and Vegetable Division, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 59 Camelot Drive, Nepean, Ontario K1A 0Y9. Tel: 225-2342, Extension 4725; Fax: 228-6632; e-mail: jstandish@em.agr.ca

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