G/SPS/N/CAN/1052  
 
15 August 2016  
(16-4385) 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 spinosad in  or on various commodities 
(ICS Codes: 65.020, 65.100, 67.040, 67.080)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affecte d, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Proposed Maximum Residue Limit: Spinosad 
(PMRL2016 -44)  Language(s): English and French   Number of pages: 7 
6. Description of content: The objective of the notified document PMRL2016 -44 is to 
consult on the listed domestic maximum residue limits (MRLs) for spinosad that have 
been proposed by Health Canada's Pest Manag ement Regulatory Agency (PMRA).  
MRL (ppm )1 Raw Agr icultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
1.0 Cherries (Crop Subgroup 12 -09A)2 
0.5 Highbush cranberries  
0.2 Japanese apricots, jujubes, American plums, Beach plums, Canada plums, 
cherry plums, Chickasaw plums, Damson plums, Japanese plums, Klama th 
plums, and sloes  
1 ppm = parts per million  
2 This MRL of 1.0 is proposed to replace the MRL of 0.2 ppm currently established for residues of 
spinosad in/on sw eet cherries and tart cherries.  
MRLs are proposed for each commodity included in the listed cro p groupings in 
accordance with the Residue Chemistry 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 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) Spinosad, 203  
[ ] World Organization for Anim al Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    G/SPS/N/CAN/1052  
 
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  [ ] 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: Table 2 of the PMRL document compares the MRLs proposed 
for spinosad in Canada with corresponding Codex MRLs.  
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 -44, posted: 11 August 2016  (available in Engli sh 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 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) : 25 October 2016  
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:  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/cps -spc/pest/part/consultations/_pmrl2016 -44/index -eng.php  
(English)  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/cps -spc/pest/part/consultations/_pmrl2 016-44/index -fra.php  
(French)