G/SPS/N/CAN/1333/Add.1  
 
27 November 2020  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 27 November 2020, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of Canada . 
 
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Established Maximum Residue Limit: Difenoconazole  
The proposed maximum residue limit (PMRL) document for difenoconazole notified in 
G/SPS/N/CAN/1333 (dated 27 August 2020) was adopted 23 November 2020. The proposed MRLs 
were established via entry into the Maximum Residue Limits Database and are provided directly 
below : 
MRL (ppm )1  Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
35  Arugula, Chinese broccoli2, abyssinian cabbages, seakale cabbages, garden 
cress, upland cress, hanover salad, maca, mizuna, radish leaves, wild 
rocket, shepherd's purse, turnip g reens and watercress  
30  Tea (dried leaves)  
8  Rice, wild rice3 
3  Guavas  
1.5  Globe artichokes  
0.6  Papayas4 
0.4  Undelinted cotton seeds5 
1 ppm = parts per million  
2 This MRL replaces the currently established MRL of 1.9 ppm.  
3 This MRL replaces the currently established MRLs of 0.01 ppm  
4 This MRL replaces the currently established MRL of 0.3 ppm  
5 This MRL replaces the currently established MRL of 0.05 ppm  
MRLs established in Canada may be found using Health Canada's Maximum Residue Limit Database  
(http://pr -rp.hc-sc.gc.ca/mrl -lrm/index -eng.php ) on the Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticides 
webpage ( https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/consumer -product -safety/pesticides -
pest-management/public/prote cting-your-health -environment/pesticides -food/maximum -residue -
limits -pesticides.html ). The database allows users to search for pesticides or for food commodities.  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date o f entry into force  
[ ] Other:  G/SPS/N/CAN/1333/Add.1  
 
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  Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure 
in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of 
comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under other 
circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, the 
comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification an d/or 
(dd/mm/yy) :  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other 
body:  
Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification A uthority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
The specified MRLs have been provided above and are also accessible from the MRL webpage as 
indicated below:  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/consumer -product -safety/pesticides -pest-
management/public/protecting -your-health -environment/pesticides -food/maximum -residue -limits -
pesticides.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/securite -produits -consommation/pesticides -lutte-
antiparasitaire/public/proteger -votre-sante -environnement/pesti cides-aliments/limites -maximales -
residus -pesticides.html  (French)  
or requested from:  
Canada's Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
Global Affairs Canada  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2; Canada  
Tel: +(343) 203 4273  
Fax: +(613) 943 0346  
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca   
 
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