G/SPS/N/CAN/1277  
 
4 October 2019  
(19-6422) 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 ethylene oxide and ethylene chlorohydrin in or on dried 
vegetables and sesame seeds (ICS Codes: 65.020, 65.100, 67.040, 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: Ethylene Oxide 
(PMRL2019 -29). Language(s):  English and French . Number of pages:  5 
6. Description of content:  The objective of the notified document PMRL2019 -29 is to 
consult on the listed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for ethylene oxide and ethylene 
chlorohydrin that have been proposed by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory 
Agency (PMRA).  
Ethylene oxide  
MRL (ppm)1 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
7 Dried vegetables, sesame seeds  
Ethylene chlorohydrin  
MRL (ppm)1 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
940 Dried vegetables, sesame seeds  
1 ppm = parts per million  
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:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  G/SPS/N/CAN/1277  
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  Currently, there are no Codex MRLs listed for ethylene oxide 
and ethylene chlorohydrin on any commodity according to the Codex Alimentarius 
Pesticide Index website.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are ava ilable:  
Health  Canada website: https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/consumer -
product -safety/ pesticides -pest-management/public/consultations.html , PMRL2019 -29, 
posted: 30 September 2019  (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 t he 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) : 14 December 2019  
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 downloaded at:  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/consumer -product -safety/pesticides -
pest-management/public/consultations/proposed -maximum -residue -
limit/2019/ethylene -oxide/document.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/securite -produits -
consommation/pesticides -lutte-antiparasitaire/public/consultations/limites -maximales -
residus -proposees/2019/oxyde -ethylene/document.html  (French)  
 
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