G/SPS/N/CAN/1437  
 
2 May 2022  
(22-3422) 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 fluopyram in or on various commodities (ICS codes: 
65.020, 65.100, 67.040, 67.060, 67.140, 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: Fluopyram 
(PMRL2022 -09). Language(s):  English and Fren ch. Number of pages:  9 and 10  
6. Description of content:  The objective of the notified document PMRL2022 -09 is to 
consult on the listed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for fluopyram that have been 
proposed by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).  
MRL (ppm)1 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
0.5 Cereal grains (crop group 15), except rice and corn2,3 
0.3 Rapeseeds (crop subgroup 20A) (revised)4 
0.03 Green coffee beans  
0.02 Field corn, popcorn grain2 
0.01 Sweet corn kernels plus cob with husks removed2 
1 ppm = parts per million . 
2 The MRLs are proposed to replace the currently established 1.5 ppm MRL for cereal grains (crop 
group 15), except rice.  
3 It is proposed that the existing MRL of 2.0 ppm for wheat bran and germ be revoked. Following the 
revocation of the 2.0 ppm MRL for wheat bran and germ, these wheat commodities will be regulated 
under the proposed cereal grains (crop group 15) MRL of 0.5 ppm.  
4 The MRL is proposed to replace the currently e stablished MRL of 1.8 ppm for rapeseeds (crop 
subgroup 20A) (revised).  
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/co nsumer -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.  
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.   G/SPS/N/CAN/1437  
 
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  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) : 243 Fluopyram  
[ ] 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 the MRLs proposed for 
fluopyram in Canada with corresponding Codex MRLs.  
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 , PMRL2022 -09, 
posted: 28 April 2022  (available in English and Fren ch) 
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) : 12 July 2022  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
avail able) 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/consumer -produ ct-safety/pesticides -
pest-management/public/consultations/proposed -maximum -residue -
limit/2022/fluopyram/document.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/securite -produits -
consommation/pesticides -lutte-antiparasitaire/public/consultations/limites -maximales -
residus -proposees/20 22/fluopyrame/document.html  (French)  
 
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