G/SPS/N/CAN/1278/Add.1  
 
11 February 2020  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 11 February 2020, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of Canada . 
 
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Established Maximum Residue Limit: Malathion  
The proposed maximum residue limit (PMRL) document for malathion notified in G/SPS/N/CAN/1278 
(dated 4 October 2019) was adopted 6 February 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  
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 was 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 established for these commodities.  
3 Gooseberries and grapes are excluded from this MRL action a s 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 strawberries 
are excluded from this MRL action as an 8.0 ppm MRL is already established for th is commodity.  
5 The established MRL 6.0 ppm for cherries was revised to "sweet cherries" and "tart cherries" to reflect current 
terminology.  
MRLs are established for each commodity included in the listed crop groupings in accordance with 
the Residue Chemis try 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.  
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 Pestici des 
webpage ( 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 ). The database allows users to search for pesticides or for food commodities.  G/SPS/N/CAN/1278/Add.1  
 
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  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 of entry into force  
[ ] Other:  
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 ma y vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification Authority, 
[X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax n umber and e -mail address (if available) of other 
body:  
Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
The specified MRLs have been provided abo ve 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/s ecurite -produits -consommation/pesticides -lutte-
antiparasitaire/public/proteger -votre-sante -environnement/pesticides -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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