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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/216 
1 October 2004 
 (04-4119) 
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):  Chlorimuron-ethyl (ICS: 65.100.20, 67.060) 
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 (1384 — Chlorimuron-ethyl) (available in English and French; pages 2626-2628) 
6. Description of content:  Chlorimuron-ethyl is registered under the Pest Control Products 
Act as a herbicide for the control of annual br oadleaf weeds in soybeans as a post-emergent 
treatment. By virtue of subsection B.15.002(1) of the Food and Drug Regulations , the 
Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) for residues of ch lorimuron-ethyl in any food is 0.1 parts 
per million (p.p.m.).   The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), of Health Canada, has recently 
approved an application to amend the regist ration status of chlorimuron-ethyl from 
temporary to full. Following the review of a dditional data received in  connection with this 
application, it is now proposed to establis h a specific MRL for residues of chlorimuron-
ethyl in soybeans.  
After the review of all available data, the PMRA has determined that an MRL for 
chlorimuron-ethyl of 0.05 p.p.m. in soybeans would not pose an unacceptable health risk to 
the public. This new MRL harmonizes with that 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 
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 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:    
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