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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING SIGNED BETWEEN U.S. AND CANADA ON GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICES
Release Date: 07/01/99
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FOR RELEASE: THURSDAY, JULY 1, 1999
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING SIGNED BETWEEN
U.S. AND CANADA ON GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICES
U.S. AND CANADA ON GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICES
EPA and Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) have agreed upon a formal memorandum of understanding (MOU) on good laboratory practices (GLP). The agreement provides a framework for mutual acceptance of pesticide studies conducted in Canada and the United States that are used in support of pesticide registration in both countries. GLP is an internationally-recognized quality system which covers the organizational processes and conditions under which non-clinical human health and environmental safety studies are conducted. In keeping with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Council Acts on mutual acceptance of data and on GLP compliance monitoring, this MOU establishes mutual recognition of each country’s GLP requirements and associated compliance program. The agreement is to be fully implemented after the completion of joint inspection and program evaluation activities aimed at confirming the compatibility of US and Canadian programs. A final exchange of letters confirming compatibility is expected by the end of the year 2000. The Standards Council of Canada administers the Canadian GLP compliance monitoring program for pesticides. Compliance in the US is assessed through the ongoing programs of the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. This agreement is one of an increasing number of new initiatives undertaken by PMRA and the EPA in support of a more harmonized and cooperative approach to pesticide registration in both countries.
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