G/SPS/N/CAN/1490  
13 March 2023  
(23-1822) 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 piperonyl butoxide in or on raw cereals (ICS codes: 65.020, 
65.100, 67.040, 67.060)  
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: Piperonyl Butoxide 
(PMRL2023 -16). Language(s):  English and French . Number of pages:  7 
6. Description of content:  The objective of the notified document PMRL2023 -16 is to 
consult on the proposed MRL revocation for piperonyl butoxide on raw cereals 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 number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 62 Piperonyl Butoxide  
[ ] 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 MRL proposed for 
revocation for piperonyl butoxide in Canada with the corresponding Codex MRL.  
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 , PMRL2023 -16, 
posted: 2 March 2023 (available in English and French)  G/SPS/N/CAN/1490  
 
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  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 (RVD2023 -07). Typically, a sequential timeline is provided to each 
level of supply (sale by registrant and retailer, 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. 
For details regarding Health Canada's cancellation policy, please refer to Regulatory 
Directive DIR2018 -01, the Policy on Cancellations and Amendments Following 
Re-evaluation and Special Re view.  
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/politiques -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 d ays from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 16 May 2023  
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/consu mer-product -safety/pesticides -
pest-management/public/consultations/proposed -maximum -residue -limit/2023/piperonyl -
butoxide/document.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/securite -produits -
consommation/pesticides -lutte-antiparasitaire/public/consultations/limites -maximales -
residus -proposees/2023/butoxyde -piperonyle/document.html  (French)  
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