G/SPS/N/CAN/1113  
 
16 May 2017  
(17-2608) 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 s pecified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Pesticide quizalofop -ethyl in or on Saskatoon berries 
(ICS Codes: 65.020, 65.100, 67.040, 67.080)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be af fected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Proposed Maximum Residue Limit: Quizalofop -ethyl 
(PMRL2017 -13). Language(s): English and French . Number of page s: 5 
6. Description of content: The objective of the notified document PMRL2017 -13 is to 
consult on the listed domestic maximum residue limit (MRL) for quizalofop -ethyl that has 
been proposed by the Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) . 
MRL (ppm )1 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
0.05 Saskatoon berries (juneberries)  
1 ppm = parts per million  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/pl ant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international st andard?   
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: Currently, there are no Codex MRLs listed for quizalofop -ethyl 
in or on any commodity according to the Codex Alimentarius Pesticide Resi due in Food 
and Feed website.  G/SPS/N/CAN/1113  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
Health  Canada website: http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/cps -spc/p est/part/consultations/index -
eng.php , PMRL2017 -13, posted: 11 May 2017  (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 webs ite. 
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 d ays from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 25 July 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) o f 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:  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/cps -spc/pest/part/consultations/_pmrl2017 -13/index -eng.php  
(English)  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/cps -spc/pest/part/consultations/_pmrl2017 -13/index -fra.php  
(French)