G/SPS/N/CAN/1348  
 
23 October 2020  
(20-7353) 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 pyrethrins in or on various commodities (ICS: 65.020, 
65.100, 67.040, 67.080)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, t o the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Proposed Maximum Residue Limit: Pyrethrins 
(PMRL2020 -35). Language(s):  English and French . Number of pages:  5 and 6  
6. Description of content:  The objective of the notified document PMRL2020 -35 is to 
consult on the listed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for pyrethrins that have been 
proposed by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).  
MRL (ppm )1  Raw Agri cultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
1.0  Blueberries2 
0.15  Low growing berries (crop subgroup 13 -07G, except lowbush 
blueberries)3 
1 ppm = parts per million  
2 The established MRL of 1.0 ppm for blueberries is proposed to be revised to "hig hbush blueberries" 
and "lowbush blueberries" to reflect current terminology.  
3 Lowbush blueberries are excluded from this MRL action as a 1.0 ppm MRL is already established 
for this commodity.  
An MRL is proposed for each commodity included in the listed cr op 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 Managemen t 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/1348  
 
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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) : 63 - Pyrethrins  
[ ] 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:  Currently, there are no Codex MRLs listed for pyrethrins in or 
on the petitioned commodities according to the Codex Alimentarius Pesticide Index 
website.  
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 , PMRL2020 -35, posted: 
20 October 2020 (available in English and French)   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Normally within 4 to 5 months from the 
posting of the Proposed MRL docum ent on the Health Canada web site.  
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) : 3 January 2021  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax numb er 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://w ww.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/consumer -product -safety/pesticides -
pest-management/public/consultations/proposed -maximum -residue -
limit/2020/pyrethrins/document.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/securite -produits -
consommation/pesticides -lutte-antipara sitaire/public/consultations/limites -maximales -
residus -proposees/2020/pyrethrines/document.html  (French)  
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