G/SPS/N/CAN/1488  
13 March 2023  
(23-1821) 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 cyantraniliprole in or on various commodities (ICS codes: 
65.020, 65.100, 67.040, 67.060, 67.080)  
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: Cyantraniliprole 
(PMRL2023 -18). Language(s):  English a nd French . Number of pages:  9 
6. Description of content:  The objective of the notified document PMRL2023 -18 is to 
consult on the listed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for cyantraniliprole that have been 
proposed by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).  
MRL (ppm)1 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
2.0 Edible -podded asparagus beans, edible -podded Chinese longbeans2 
1.0 Dry asparagus beans, dry Chinese longbeans, dry crowder peas, dry field 
beans, dry swee t lupins, dry white lupins, dry white sweet lupins3 
0.2 Succulent shelled crowder peas, succulent shelled sweet lupins, succulent 
shelled white lupins, succulent shelled white sweet lupins4 
1 ppm = parts per million  
2 The 2.0 ppm MRL currently established for edible -podded legume vegetables (crop subgroup 6A) is 
proposed to be extended to edible -podded asparagus beans, and edible -podded Chinese longbeans.  
3 The 1.0 ppm MRL currently established for dried shelled pea and bean (except soybean) (crop 
subgroup 6C) is proposed to be extended to dry asparagus beans, dry Chinese longbeans, dry 
crowder peas, dry field beans, dry sweet lupins, dry white lupins, and dry white sweet lupins.  
4 The 0.2 ppm MRL currently established for succulent shelled pea and bean (cro p subgroup 6B) is 
proposed to be extended to succulent shelled crowder peas, succulent shelled sweet lupins, succulent 
shelled white lupins, and succulent shelled white sweet lupins.  
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 seri al number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 263 Cyantraniliprole  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  G/SPS/N/CAN/1488  
 
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  [ ] 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 
cyantraniliprole 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 , PMRL2 023-18, 
posted: 28 February 2023  (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 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) : 14 May 2023  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax num ber 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.can ada.ca/en/health -canada/services/consumer -product -safety/pesticides -
pest-management/public/consultations/proposed -maximum -residue -
limit/2023/cyantraniliprole/document.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/securite -produits -
consommation/pesticides -lutte-antiparasitaire /public/consultations/limites -maximales -
residus -proposees/2023/cyantraniliprole/document.html  (French)  
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