G/SPS/N/CAN/1074  
 
11 November 2016  
(16-6201) 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 spirotetr amat in or on caneberries 
(Crop  Subgroup 13 -07A) (ICS Codes: 65.020, 65.100, 67.040, 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: Spirotetramat 
(PMRL2016 -61). Language(s): English and French . Number of pages: 7 
6. Description of content: The objective of the notified document PMRL2016 -61 is to 
consult on the listed domestic maximum residue limits (MRLs) for spirotetramat that 
have been proposed by the Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory  Agency 
(PMRA).  
MRL (ppm ) Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
2.0 Caneberries (Crop Subgroup 13 -07A) 
ppm = parts per million  
MRLs are proposed for each commodity included in the listed crop groupings in 
accordance with the Residue C hemistry Crop Groups  webpage ( http://www.hc -
sc.gc.ca/cps -spc/pest/part/protect -proteger/food -nourriture/rccg -gcpcr -eng.php ) in the 
Pesticides and Pest Management section of Health Canada's website.  
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 th ere 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 Hea lth Code, chapter number) :   
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :   
[X] None  G/SPS/N/CAN/1074  
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it de viates from the 
international standard: Currently, there are no Codex MRLs listed for spirotetramat in 
or on caneberries (Crop Subgroup 13 -07A) according to the Codex Alimentarius Pesticide 
Residue in Food website.  
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Health  Canada website: http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/cps -spc/pest/part/consultations/index -
eng.php , PMRL2016 -61, posted: 8 November 2016  (avail able 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 website.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :   
11. Proposed date of entry in to 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) : 22 January 2017  
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 Au thority, [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/_pmrl2016 -61/index -eng.php  
(English)  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/cps -spc/pest/part/consult ations/_pmrl2016 -61/index -fra.php  
(French)