G/SPS/N/CAN/1065  
 
19 October 2016  
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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 -55). Language(s): English and French . Number of pages: 6 and 8  
6. Description of content: The objective of the notified document PMRL2016 -55 is to 
consult on the listed domestic maximum residue limits (MRLs) for spinosad that have 
been proposed by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).  
MRL (ppm )1 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
8.0 Leafy vegetables (Crop Group 4 -13, except leaf lettuce)a, stalk, stem and 
leaf petioles (Crop Group 22, except asparagus, kohlrabi)b 
2.0 Brassica  head and stem vegetable group (Crop Group 5 -13)c 
0.4 Fruiting vegetables (Crop Group 8 -09)d 
0.2 Pome fruits (Crop Group 11 -09)e, stone fruits (Crop Group 12 -09)f 
1 ppm = parts per million  
a The MRL is proposed to replace the current established MRL of 7.0 ppm for crop subgroup 4A and 
include all food c ommodities in the crop group 4 -13, except leaf lettuce.  
b The MRL is proposed to replace the current established MRL of 7.0 ppm for crop subgroup 4B and 
include all food commodities in the crop group 22, except asparagus and kohlrabi.  
c The MRL is propose d to replace the current established MRL of 2.0 ppm for crop subgroup 5A and 
include all food commodities in the crop group 5 -13. 
d The MRL is proposed to replace the current established MRL of 0.2 ppm for crop group 8 and 
include all food commodities in t he crop group 8 -09. 
e The MRL is proposed to replace the current established MRL of 0.1 ppm for crop group 11 and 
include all food commodities in the crop group 11 -09. 
f The MRL is proposed to replace the current established MRL of 0.2 ppm for crop group 1 2 and 
include all food commodities in the crop group 12 -09. 
MRLs are proposed for each commodity included in the listed crop 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.  G/SPS/N/CAN/1065  
 
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  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:  
[X] Codex Alimentari us Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Spinosad, 203  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :   
[ ] 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 -55, posted: 13 October 2016  (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 MR L 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) : 27 December 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 regu latory text can be downloaded at:  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/cps -spc/pest/part/consultations/_pmrl2016 -55/index -eng.php  
(English)  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/cps -spc/pest/part/consultations/_pmrl2016 -55/index -fra.php  
(French)