G/SPS/N/CAN/1278  
 
4 October 2019  
(19-6423) 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 malathion in or on various commodities (ICS Codes: 
65.020, 65.100, 67.040, 67.080)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affect ed, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Proposed Maximum Residue Limit: Malathion 
(PMRL2019 -30). Language(s):  English and French . Number of pages:  6 and 7  
6. Description of content:  The objective of the notified document PMRL2019 -30 is to 
consult on the listed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for malathion that have been 
proposed by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).   
MRL (ppm)1 Raw Agr icultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
8.0 Bushberries (crop subgroup 13 -07B, except currants and gooseberries)2; 
small fruits vine climbing, except fuzzy kiwifruit (crop subgroup 13 -07F, 
except gooseberries and grapes)3; low growing  berries  (crop subgroup 13 -
07G, except lowbush blueberries and strawberries)4; wild raspberries  
6.0 Cherries (crop subgroup 12 -09A)5 
1 ppm = parts per million  
2 The established MRL of 8.0 ppm for blueberries is proposed to be revised to "highbush blueberries" 
and "lowbush blueberries" to reflect current terminology.   Currants and gooseberries are excluded 
from this MRL action as an 8.0 ppm MRL is already establis hed for these commodities.  
3 Gooseberries and grapes are excluded from this MRL action as an 8.0 ppm MRL is already 
established for these commodities.  
4 Lowbush blueberries are included under Bushberries (crop subgroup 13 -07B) in this MRL action and 
strawb erries are excluded from this MRL action as an 8.0 ppm MRL is already established for this 
commodity.  
5 The established MRL 6.0 ppm for cherries is proposed to be revised to "sweet cherries" and "tart 
cherries" to reflect current terminology.  
MRLs are prop osed 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/consumer -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.  G/SPS/N/CAN/1278  
 
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  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) : 49 Malathion  
[ ] 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 
inter national standard:  Currently, there are no Codex MRLs listed for malathion 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/pestici des-pest-management/public/consultations.html , PMRL2019 -30, posted: 
30 September 2019  (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 Heal th 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 December 2019  
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/co nsumer -product -safety/pesticides -
pest-management/public/consultations/proposed -maximum -residue -
limit/2019/malathion/document.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/securite -produits -
consommation/pesticides -lutte-antiparasitaire/public/consultations/limites -maximal es-
residus -proposees/2019/malathion/document.html  (French)  
 
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