G/SPS/N/CAN/1124  
 
12 July 2017  
(17-3743) 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 s pecified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Pesticide rimsulfur on in or on sorghum 
(ICS Codes:  65.020, 65.100, 67.040, 67.060)  
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: Rimsulfuron 
(PMRL2017 -20). Language(s): English and French . Number of pages: 5 
6. Description  of content: The objective of the notified document PMRL2017 -20 is to 
consult on the listed import maximum residue limit (MRL) for rimsulfuron that has been 
proposed by the Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).  
MRL (ppm)1 Raw Agricultur al Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
0.01 Sorghum  
1 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, wheneve r possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: Currently, there are no Codex MRLs listed for rimsulfuron in or 
on any commodity according to the Codex Alimentarius Pesticide Residue in Food and 
Feed website.  G/SPS/N/CAN/1124  
 
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  9. Other relevant documen ts 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 -
20, posted: 27 June 2017  (available in English and French)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Normally within four to  five months from 
the posti ng 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 facili tating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 10 September 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 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/content/dam/hc -sc/documents/services/consumer -product -
safety/pesticides -pest-management/public/consultations/proposed -maximum -residue -
limit/2017/rimsulfuron/pmrl2017 -20-eng.pdf  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/hc -sc/documents/ser vices/consumer -product -
safety/pesticides -pest-management/public/consultations/proposed -maximum -residue -
limit/2017/rimsulfuron/pmrl2017 -20-fra.pdf  (French)  
 
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