G/SPS/N/CAN/1408/Add.1  
 
17 March 2022  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 17 March 2022, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Canada . 
 
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Established Maximum Residue Limit: Pyroxasulfone  
The proposed maximum residue limit (PMRL) document for pyroxasulfone notified in 
G/SPS/N/CAN/1408 (dated 28 July 2021) was adopted 15 March 2022. The proposed MRLs were 
established via entry into the Maximum Residue Limits Database and are provided directly below:  
MRL (ppm)1 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
0.7 Peppermint oil, spearmint oil  
0.2 Fresh peppermint leaves, dried peppermint leaves, fresh spearmint leaves, dried 
spearmint leaves  
0.15 Bulb vegetables (crop group 3 -07) 
1 ppm = parts per milli on 
In addition, this addendum clarifies the maximum residue limit proposed for peppermint tops and 
spearmint tops cited in notification G/SPS/N/CAN/1408. The notification proposed a 0.2 ppm 
maximum residue limit for peppermint tops and spearmint tops. Health Canada's MRL Database, 
however, has recently been updated ( https://pr -rp.hc-sc.gc.ca/mrl -lrm/index -eng.php ), and the crop 
descriptor for peppermint tops has been revised to include  both fresh peppermint leaves and dried 
peppermint leaves. Similarly, the crop descriptor for spearmint tops has been revised to include both 
fresh spearmint leaves and dried spearmint leaves.  
An MRL is established 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 -environment/pesticides -food/residue -chemistry -crop-groups.html ) in the Pesticides and  Pest 
Management section of the Canada.ca website.  
MRLs established in Canada may be found using Health Canada's Maximum Residue Limit Database  
(http://pr -rp.hc-sc.gc.ca/mrl -lrm/ind ex-eng.php ) on the Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticides 
webpage ( https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/consumer -product -safety/pesticides -
pest-management/public/protecting -your-health -environment/pesticides -food/maximum -residue -
limits -pesticides.html ). The database allows user s to search for pesticides or for food commodities.  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[X] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  G/SPS/N/CAN/1408/Add.1  
 
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  [ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[ ] Other:  
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measur e 
in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of 
comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under other 
circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, the 
comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other 
body:  
  
Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) o f other body:  
The specified MRLs have been provided above and are also accessible from the MRL webpage as 
indicated below:  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/consumer -product -safety/pesticides -pest-
management/public/protecting -your-health -environment/pesticides -food/maximum -residue -limits-
pesticides.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/securite -produits -consommation/pesticides -lutte-
antiparasitaire/public/proteger -votre-sante -environnement/pesticides -aliments/limites -maximales -
residus -pesticides.html  (French)  
 
Canada's Notification Auth ority and Enquiry Point  
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