G/SPS/N/CAN/1410  
 
28 July 2021  
(21-5867) Page: 1/2 
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 flonicamid in or on various commodities (ICS Codes: 
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: Flonicamid 
(PMRL2021 -30). Language(s):  English and French . Number of pages:  6 
6. Description of content:  The objective of the notified document PMRL2021 -30 is to 
consult on the listed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for flonicamid that have been 
proposed by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).  
MRL (ppm)1 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
16 Abyssinian cabbages, mizuna, seakale cabbages, Hanover salad, wild rocket, 
Shepherd's purse, and watercress  
4.0 Bitter lettuce, blackjack, cat's whiskers, cham -chwi, cham -na-mul, Chines e 
amaranth, Chinese violets, chipilin, common plantains, cosmos, dang -gwi, 
dol-nam-mul, ebolo, fuki, English primrose, escaroles, fameflowers, feather 
cockscombs, fresh cilantro leaves, fresh dillweed leaves, good King Henry, 
huauzontles, Indian asters,  jute leaves, Malabar spinach, New Zealand 
spinach, tree spinach, tanier spinach, udo, and zuiki  
1 ppm = parts per million  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or dise ase, [  ] 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) : 282 Flonicamid  
[ ] 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  G/SPS/N/CAN/1410  
 
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  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 flonicamid in or on 
the petitioned commodities according to the Co dex 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/consultatio ns.html , PMRL2021 -30, 
posted: 22 July 2021  (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 publica tion (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) : 5 October 2021  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) 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 found at:  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/c onsumer -product -safety/pesticides -
pest-management/public/consultations/proposed -maximum -residue -
limit/2021/flonicamid/document.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/securite -produits -
consommation/pesticides -lutte-antiparasitaire/public/consultations/limites -maximales -
residus -proposees/2021/flonicamide/document.html  (French)  
 
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