G/SPS/N/CAN/820  
 
28 May 2014   
(14-3190) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanit ary 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 spiromesifen i n or on tea (dried leaves) 
(ICS Codes: 65.020, 65.100, 67.140)  
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: Spiromesifen 
(PMRL2014 -24)  Language(s): English and French   Number of pages: 5 
6. Description of content: The objective of the notified document PMRL2014 -24 is to 
consult on the listed maximum residue limit (MRL) for spiromesifen that has been 
proposed by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).  
MRL (ppm)  Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
60 Tea (dried leaves)  
ppm = parts per million  
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 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 standard?   
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, w henever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: Currently, there are no Codex MRLs listed for spiromesifen in 
or on any commodity according to the Codex Alimentarius Pesticide Residue in Food 
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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/pest/part/consultations/index -
eng.php , PMRL2014 -24, posted: 21 May 20 14 (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 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): 3 August 2014  
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. Texts available from: [ ]  National Notificati on 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/_pmrl2014 -24/index -eng.php  
(English)  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/cps -spc/pest/part/c onsultations/_pmrl2014 -24/index -fra.php  
(French)