G/SPS/N/CAN/1389  
20 May 2021  
(21-4254) 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 lambda -cyhalothrin in or on various commodities 
(ICS Codes: 65.020, 65.100, 67.040, 67.080, 67.100, 67.120, 67.140, 67.180, 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: Lambda -cyhalothrin 
(PMRL2021 -14). Language(s):  English and French . Number of pages:  7 and 8  
6. Description of content:  The objective of the notified document PMRL2021 -14 is to 
consult on the proposed MRL revocations for lambda -cyhalothrin and corresponding 
commodities identified in the PMRL.  
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 num ber of Codex 
standard or related text) : (146 Cyhalothrin (includes lambda -cyhalothrin))  
[ ] 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:  Table 2 of the PMRL document compares lambda -cyhalothrin 
MRLs proposed for revocation in Canada with the corresponding Codex MRLs.  G/SPS/N/CAN/1389  
 
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  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 , PMRL2021 -14, 
posted: 14 May 2021.  (availa ble in English and French)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  
The proposed date of adoption will be subject to the cancellation timelines as provided in 
the final re -evaluation decision document for the active (RVD2021 -04). Typically, a 
sequential timeline is provided to each level of supply (sale by registrant and r etailer, and 
then permitted use from the last date of sale by the retailer). An additional (one) year is 
then provided from the last date of sale by the user (e.g., grower) to allow for the 
commodities to clear the trade channels. Additional details regard ing Health Canada's 
cancellation policy can be found in Regulatory Directive DIR2018 -01, the Policy on 
Cancellations and Amendments Following Re -evaluation and Special Review . 
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/consumer -product -safety/reports -
publications/pesticides -pest-management/policies -guidelines/regulatory -
directive/2018/dir2018 -01-policy -cancellations -amendments.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/securite -produits -
consommation/rapports -publications/pesticides -lutte-antiparasitaire/poli tiques -lignes -
directrices/directive -homologation/2018/dir2018 -01-politique -revocation -
modification.html  (French)  
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) : 28 July 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/se rvices/consumer -product -safety/pesticides -
pest-management/public/consultations/proposed -maximum -residue -limit/2021/lambda -
cyhalothrin/document.html  (English)   
 
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/securite -produits -
consommation/pesticides -lutte-antiparasitaire/public /consultations/limites -maximales -
residus -proposees/2021/lambda -cyhalothrine/document.html  (French)  
 
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