G/SPS/N/CAN/1327  
 
12 August 2020  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  CANADA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), Health Canada  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Pesticide propamocarb hydrochloride in or on spinach (ICS: 65.020, 
65.100, 67.040, 67.080)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Proposed Maximum Residue Limit: Propamocarb 
hydrochloride (PMRL2020 -19). Language(s):  English and French . Number of pages:  5 
6. Description of content:  The objective of the notified document PMRL2020 -19 is to 
consult on the listed maximum residue limit (MRL) for propamocarb hydrochloride that 
has been proposed by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).  
MRL (ppm )1  Raw Agricultural Commo dity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
150  Spinach  
1 ppm = parts per million  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damag e from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 148 - Propamocarb  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international st andard?  
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  Table 2 of the PMRL document compares the MRL proposed for 
propamocarb hydrochloride in Canada with the corresponding Codex MRL.  G/SPS/N/CAN/1327  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Health 
Canada website:  https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/consumer -product -
safety/pesticides -pest-management/public /consultations.html , PMRL2020 -19,  posted : 
4 August 2020 (available in English and French)   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Normally within 4 to 5 months from the 
posting of the Proposed MRL document on the Health Canada web site.  
Proposed date  of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : On the date the measure is adopted.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 18 October 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if av ailable) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
The electronic version of the regulatory text can be downloaded at:  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/consumer -product -safety/pesticides -
pest-management/public/consultations/proposed -maximum -residue -
limit/2020/propamocarb/document.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/securite -produits -
consommation/pesticides -lutte-antiparasitaire/public/consultations/limites -maximales -
residus -proposees/2020/propamocarbe/document.html  (French)  
Canada's Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
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Ottawa (Ontario) K1A 0G2; Canada  
Tel: + (343) 203 4273  
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