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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/220 
12 October 2004 
 (04-4270) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English/ 
 French 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   CANADA  
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:   Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), Department of 
Health 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Triflumizole (ICS: 65.100.30, 67.080.10) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  not 
stated  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Proposed Amendment to 
the Food and Drug Regulations (1395 — Triflu mizole) (available in English and French; 
pages 2742-2744) 
6. Description of content:   
The pest control product (pesticide) triflumizole  is a fungicide for the control of powdery 
mildew and scab on apples, grapes, pears, sour  cherries and sweet cherries.  This proposed 
regulatory amendment would establish Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) under the Food 
and Drugs Act  for residues of triflumizole and its metabolites in apples, grapes, pears, sour 
cherries and sweet cherries, in order to permit the import and sale of food containing these residues.  By virtue of subsection B.15.002(1) of the Food and Drug Regulations , the MRL 
for other foods is 0.1 parts per million (p.p.m.). 
After the review of all available data, the PMRA has determined that MRLs for 
triflumizole, including its metabolites, of 2.5 p. p.m. in grapes, 1.5 p.p.m. in sour cherries 
and sweet cherries, and 0.5 p.p.m. in a pples and pears would not pose an unacceptable 
health risk to the public.  These new MRLs ha rmonize with those established by the United 
States Environmental Protection Agency. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ]  protect territory from other 
damage from pests 
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    G/SPS/N/CAN/220 
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 9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Canada Gazette, Part 
I, 2 October 2004 (available in English and French) 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Normally within 5 to 8 mont hs of publication in the Canada 
Gazette, Part I. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   On the date the measure is adopted. 
12. Final date for comments:  16 December 2004 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:    
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
The electronic version of the regulat ory text can be downloaded at:  
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partI/2004/20041002/pdf/g1-13840.pdf