G/SPS/N/CAN/1246  
 
7 May 2019  
(19-3116) 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):  Pesticides ferbam, thiram and ziram 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: Ferbam, Thiram and 
Ziram (PMRL2019 -08). Language(s):  English and French . Number of pages:  8 
6. Description of content:  The objective of the notified document PMRL2019 -08 is to 
consult on the proposed MRLs  revocations for ferbam, thiram and ziram and 
corresponding commodities identified in the PMRL.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territo ry 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) : 105 Dithiocarbamates  
[ ] World Organization f or 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:  There are Codex MRLs for dithiocarbamates (which include 
ferbam, thiram and ziram) ranging from 0.1 to 15 ppm that are currently established for 
apples, apri cots, asparagus, bananas, blueberries, bulb onions, cabbages, carrot roots, 
cherries, collards, cranberries, cucumbers, currants, grapes, huckleberries, kales, lettuce, 
mangoes, melons, nectarines, papayas, peaches, peanuts, pears, peppers, plums, 
pumpkins , quinces, squash, strawberries, sweet corn and tomatoes.  G/SPS/N/CAN/1246  
 
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  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 , PMRL2019 -08, 
posted: 3  May 2019  (available in English and French)  
10. Propos ed 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) : 17 July 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/consumer -product -safety/pesticides -
pest-management/public/consultations/proposed -maximum -residue -limit/2019/ferbam -
thiram-ziram.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/securite -produits -
consommation/pesticides -lutte-antiparasitaire/public/consultations/limites -maximales -
residus -proposees/2019/ferbame -thirame -zirame.html  (French)  
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