For the apple industry there are some key barriers, depending on the size of production and the operation you're working with, on ministerial exemptions, and on the movement of product in bulk. I know that some growers are in favour. There are others who are looking at how they can expand and develop their market with the removal of the standard container rules. It's a very controversial topic. The other components that do come into play link back into the discussion we had earlier on maximum residue limits and access to technology.
The alignment and the joint registration of products is key, so when the horticulture sector is looking to access a new technology and the input companies are not willing to register due to the extreme high cost in Canada and the size of our market, it's a concern. How do we allow and enable improved access to these technologies through an improved and innovative registration system, domestically and at an international level, so that they can access new technologies in a more expedient manner?
On MRLs, when we look at the Codex process, we can see that it is extremely slow and cumbersome. You're looking at maybe two a year that move through the system. As well, the backlog that's in place is extremely long. How do we move that forward? How do we take an innovative approach to try to, again, drive joint registration?