. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/213 
1 October 2004 
 (04-4113) 
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):  Imidacloprid (ICS: 65.100.10, 67.060, 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 (1367 — Imidacl oprid) (available in English and French; 
pages 2615-2618). 
6. Description of content:  The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), of Health 
Canada, has recently approved a pplications to amend the regi stration of imidacloprid in 
order to allow its use for the control of co lorado potato beetle on eggplants as a pre-plant 
soil-incorporated treatment or as a foliar treat ment; and for the control of corn flea beetle 
and wireworms on field corn and sweet corn as a seed treatment. This proposed regulatory 
amendment would establish Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for residues of imidacloprid and its metabolites containing the 6-chloropicolyl moiety resulting from these uses in eggplants, field corn grain (the kernels of field corn) and sweet corn kernel plus cob 
with husks removed, in order to permit the sale of food containing these residues.  
After the review of all available data, the PMRA has determined that MRLs for 
imidacloprid and its metabolites containing the 6-chloropicolyl moiety of 0.08 p.p.m. in 
eggplants, and 0.05 p.p.m. in field corn grain and sweet corn kernel plus cob with husks removed would not pose an unacceptable health risk to the public. 
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/213 
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 9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Canada Gazette, Part 
I, 25 September 2004 (availabl e 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:  9 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/2004/20040925/pdf/g1-13839.pdf