G/SPS/N/CAN/1081  
 
23 November 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 quinoxyfen in  or on various commodities 
(ICS Codes: 65.020, 65.100, 67.040, 67.080)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affec ted, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Proposed Maximum Residue Limit: Quinoxyfen 
(PMRL2016 -69). Language(s): English and French . Number of pages: 5 and 6 
6. Description of content: The objective of the notified document PMRL2016 -69 is to 
consult on the listed import maximum residue limits (MRLs) for quinoxyfen 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  
2.0 Small fruits vine climbing, except fuzzy kiwifruit (CSG 13 -07F)2 
1.7 Fruiting vegetables (CG8 -09) 
1.0 Low growing berries (CSG 13 -07G)3 
1 ppm = parts per million  
2 The proposed MRL of 2.0 ppm for CSG 13 -07F will replace the currently established MRL of 0.5 for 
grapes.  
3 The proposed MRL of 1.0 ppm for CSG 13 -07G will replace the currently established MRL of 0.9 for 
strawberries.  
MRLs are proposed for each commodity included in the liste d crop groupings in 
accordance with the Residue Chemistry Crop Groups  webpage ( http://www.hc -
sc.gc.ca/cps -spc/pest/part/protect -proteger/food -nourr iture/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 te rritory 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) : 222 Quinoxyfen  
[ ] World Organization f or Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :   G/SPS/N/CAN/1081  
 
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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 quinoxyfen 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 -69, posted: 16 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) : 30 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 -69/index -eng.php  
(English)  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/cps -spc/pest/part/consult ations/_pmrl2016 -69/index -fra.php  
(French)