G/SPS/N/CAN/1358  
 
3 December 2020  
(20-8698) Page: 1/3 
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 pydiflumetofen in or on various commodities (ICS Codes: 
65.020, 65.100, 67.040, 67.060, 67.080, 67.200)  
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: Pydiflumetofen 
(PMRL2020 -44). Language(s):  English and  French . Number of pages:  8 and 9  
6. Description of content:  The objective of the notified document PMRL2020 -44 is to 
consult on the listed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for pydiflumetofen that have been 
proposed by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).  
MRL (ppm)1 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
50 Brassica  leafy greens (crop subgroup 4 -13B) 
30 Citrus oil  
10 Garden beet tops, radish tops  
5.0 Bushberries (crop subgroup 13 -07B) 
3.0 Brassica  head and stem vegetable group (crop group 5 -13), sorghum  
2.0 Green onions (crop subgroup 3 -07B), cherries (crop subgroup 12 -09A) 
1.5 Citrus peel  
1.0 Edible -podded legume vegetables (crop subgroup 6A), citrus fruits (crop 
group 10) (revised), peaches (crop subgroup 12 -09B), low growing berries 
(crop  subgroup 13 -07G) (excep t lowbush blueberries) and dried prune 
plums  
0.6 Plums (crop subgroup 12 -09C) 
0.5 Root vegetable (crop subgroup 1A), sunflowers (crop subgroup 20B) 
(revised)  
0.4 Cottonseeds (crop subgroup 20C) (revised)  
0.2 Bulb onions (crop subgroup 3 -07A), pome fruits ( crop group 11 -09) 
0.1 Succulent shelled pea and bean (crop subgroup 6B)  
0.07 Tree nuts (crop group 14 -11) 
1 ppm = parts per million  
An MRL is proposed for each commodity included in the listed crop groupings in 
accordance with the  Residue Chemistry Crop Groups webpage 
(https:// www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/consumer -product -
safety/pesticides -pest-management/public/protecting -your-health -G/SPS/N/CAN/1358  
 
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  environment/pesticides -food/residue -chemistry -crop-groups.html ) in the Pesticides and 
Pest Management section of the Canada.ca website.  
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. 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) : 309 Pydiflumetofen  
[ ] 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 standard?  
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  Currently, there are no Codex MRLs listed for pydiflumetofen 
in or on the petitioned commodities according to the Codex Alimentarius Pesticide Index 
website.  
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 -44, 
posted: 25 November 2020  (available in English and French)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Normally within four to five months from 
the posting of the Proposed MRL document on  the Health Canada website.  
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) : 8 February 2021  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number an d e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:   G/SPS/N/CAN/1358  
 
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  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/pydiflumetofen/document.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sa nte-canada/services/securite -produits -
consommation/pesticides -lutte-antiparasitaire/public/consultations/limites -maximales -
residus -proposees/2020/pydiflumetofene/document.html  (French)  
 
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