Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - Canada - Nicotine buccal pouches - Addendum

NOTIFICATION

Addendum

The following communication, dated 16 July 2025, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Canada.

 

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Title: Notice of intent: Revisions to the Prescription Drug List for nicotine buccal pouches

 

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Notified measure published - date: 14 July 2025

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_https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-health-products/drug-products/prescription-drug-list/notices-changes/intent-revisions-nicotine-buccal-pouches.html (English)

https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante-canada/services/medicaments-produits-sante/medicaments/liste-drogues-ordonnance/avis-concernant-modifications/intention-revisions-concernant-sachets-buccaux-nicotine.html (French)

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Description: The purpose of this notice of intent is to announce that Health Canada will revise the qualifier of the "Nicotine or its salts" listing on the human use part of the Prescription Drug List (PDL). The intent is to clarify the non-prescription status of nicotine buccal pouches by: amending part "d" of the qualifier of the listing to be specific to sprays and inhalers only and adding a new part "f" to the qualifier that is specific to nicotine buccal pouches. The wording of the qualifier has not changed from that proposed in the 13 February 2025 Notice of Consultation, notified under _G/TBT/N/CAN/741. This revision will be in effect six months from the date that the Notice of Intent is posted on the Health Canada website.

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