G/SPS/N/CAN/1147  
 
13 November 2017  
(17-6170) 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 Clethodim in  or on various commodities 
(ICS Codes:  65.020, 65.100, 67.040, 6 7.080, 67.220)  
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: Clethodim 
(PMRL2017 -29). Language(s): English and French.  Number of pages: 8 
6. Description of content: The objective of the notified document PMRL2017 -29 is to 
consult on the listed domestic maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Clethodim  that have 
been proposed by the Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).  
MRL (ppm )1 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
3.0 Spices (crop subgroup 19B)2, 3 
0.9 All dried herbs within crop subgroup 19A4 
0.7 All fresh herbs within crop subgroup 19A5 
0.5 Hops (dried); garlic  
0.2 Cherry subgroup (crop subgroup 12 -09A) 
1 ppm = parts per million  
2 The currently established MRLs  of 0.7 ppm in/on fenugreek seeds, 1.5 ppm in/on caraway seeds, 
and 0.4 ppm in/on mustard seeds (condiment type) are proposed to be revised to 3.0 ppm.  
3 There is currently a MRL of 3 ppm established for dill seeds and coriander seeds, two crops within 
crop subgroup 19B.  
4 The currently established MRL of 0.8 ppm in/on dried dillweed leaves is proposed to be revised to 
0.9 ppm. An MRL of 0.9 ppm is currently established for dried basil leaves, a crop within crop 
subgroup 19A.  
5 A MRL of 0.7 ppm is currently  established for fresh dillweed leaves and fresh basil leaves, two crops 
within crop subgroup 19A.  
MRLs are proposed for each commodity included in the listed crop groupings in accordance 
with the  Residue Chemistry Crop Groups webpage ( https://www.canada.ca/en/health -
canada/services/consumer -product -safety/pesticides -pest-management/public/protecting -
your-health -environment/pesticides -food/residue -chemistry -crop-groups.html ) 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.  G/SPS/N/CAN/1147  
 
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  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) : 187 Clethodim  
[ ] 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 propose d for 
clethodim in Canada with corresponding Codex MRLs.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: Health 
Canada website: https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/consumer -product -
safety/pesticides -pest-management/public /consultations.html , PMRL2017 -29, posted: 
2 November 2017  (available in English and French)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Normally within 4 to 5 months from the 
posting of the Proposed MRL document on the Health Canada website.  
Proposed date o f 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) : 16 January 2018  
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: 
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/servi ces/consumer -product -safety/pesticides -
pest-management/public/consultations/proposed -maximum -residue -
limit/2017/clethodim/document.html  (English)   
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/securite -produits -
consommation/pesticides -lutte-antiparasitaire/public/consultations/limites -maximales -
residus -proposees/2017/clethodime/document.html  (French)  
or requested from:  
Canada's SPS & TBT Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Global Affairs Canada  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
111, promenade Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, ON K1A 0G2 Canada  
Tel: +(343) 203 4273  
Fax: +(613) 943 0346  
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca