G/SPS/N/CAN/1075  
 
14 November 2016  
(16-6224) 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 abamecti n in or on tomatoes 
(ICS Codes:  65.020, 65.100, 67.040, 67.080)  
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: Abamectin 
(PMRL2016 -62). Language(s): English and French . Number of pages: 5 and 6  
6. Descr iption of content: The objective of the notified document PMRL2016 -62 is to 
consult on the listed domestic maximum residue limit (MRL) for abamectin that has been 
proposed by the Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).  
MRL (ppm )1 Raw Agri cultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
0.072 Tomatoes  
1 ppm = parts per million  
2 The MRL of 0.07 ppm is proposed to replace the currently established MRL of 0.02 ppm in/on 
tomatoes.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [ ]  animal hea lth, [ ]  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 Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 177 Abamectin  
[ ] 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 abamectin in Canada with corresponding Codex MRLs.  G/SPS/N/CAN/1075  
 
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  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 -62, posted: 9 November 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 MRL document on the Heal th 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 comme nts: [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 23 January 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail addre ss 
(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 down loaded at:  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/cps -spc/pest/part/consultations/_pmrl2016 -62/index -eng.php  
(English)  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/cps -spc/pest/part/consultations/_pmrl2016 -62/index -fra.php  
(French)