G/SPS/N/CAN/769  
 
21 November 2013  
(13-6403)  Page: 1/3  
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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Pesticide chlorantraniliprole in or on various food 
commodities (ICS Codes: 65.020, 65.100, 67.040, 67.080, 67.100, 67.120, 67.200) 
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 Li mit: Chlorantraniliprole 
(PMRL2013-106)  Language(s): English and French  Number of pages: 8 
6. Description of content: The objective of the notified document PMRL2013-106 is to 
consult on the listed domestic and import maximum residue limits (MRLs) for chlorantraniliprole that have been proposed by the Health Canada's Pest Management 
Regulatory Agency (PMRA). 
MRL (ppm) Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity 
2.5 Lowbush blueberries 
2.0 Rapeseed (Crop Subgroup 20A), sunflower (Crop Subgroup 20B), 
soybeansa 
1.0 Low growing berry (Crop Subgroup 13-07G) except lowbush blueberries 
0.7 Citrus fruit (Crop Group 10-revised) 
0.3 Root and tuber vegetables (Crop Group 1)b, Cotton (Crop Subgroup 20C)c 
0.35 Bushberry (Crop Subgroup 13-07B), except lowbush blueberries and 
gooseberries 
0.05 Fat and meat by-products of poultryd 
0.02 Meat of poultrye 
a The currently established MRL of 2.0 ppm for legume vegetables (CG 6) except soybeans will be 
extended to soybeans. 
b The proposed MRL of 0.3 ppm will replace the currently established MRL of 0.01 ppm for corm and 
tuberous vegetables (CSG 1C). 
c The currently established MRL of 0.3 ppm for undelinted cottonseed will be extended to Crop 
Subgroup 20C. 
d The proposed MRL of 0.05 ppm will replace the currently established MRL of 0.01 ppm for fat and 
meat by-products of poultry. 
e The proposed MRL of 0.02 ppm will replace the cu rrently established MRL of  0.01 ppm for meat of 
poultry. 
ppm = parts per million 
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-prot eger/food-nourriture/rccg-gcpcr-eng.php  in the 
Pesticides and Pest Management section of Health Canada's website. G/SPS/N/CAN/769 
 
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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 st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] 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)    
[ ] 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:  
Food Commodity Canadian MRL Codex MRL 
 (ppm) (ppm) 
Root and tuber vegetables (Crop Group 1) 0.3 0.02 Legume vegetables (Crop Group 6) 2.0 Not Established
 
Citrus fruits (Crop Group 10-revised) 0.7 0.5 Bushberry (Crop Subgroup 13-07B), 0.35 1 
except lowbush blueberries and gooseberries
a  (Berries and 
Lowbush blueberries 2.5 other small fruits)  
Rapeseed (Crop Subgroup 20A),  2.0 Not Established  
sunflower (Crop Subgroup 20B) 
Fat of poultry 0.05 0.01 
Meat by-products of poultry 0.05 Edible offal 
  of poultry 
Meat of poultry 0.02 0.01 
a The currently established MRL of 1.2 ppm for residu es of chlorantraniliprole in/on gooseberries will 
remain the same.  
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Health Canada website: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pe st/part/consultations/index-
eng.php , PMRL2013-106, posted: 12 November 2013 (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) : 26 January 2014 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:   G/SPS/N/CAN/769 
 
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  13. Texts available from: [ ] National Notifi cation 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/_pmrl2013-106/index-eng.php  
(English) 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/part/consultations/_pmrl2013-106/index-fra.php  
(French)