G/SPS/N/CAN/863  
 
14 August 2014  
(14-4719)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Pesticide azoxystrobin in or on various food commodities 
(ICS Codes: 65.020, 65.100, 67.040) 
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: Azoxystrobin 
(PMRL2014-55)  Language(s): English and French  Number of pages: 8 
6. Description of content: The objective of the notified document PMRL2014-55 is to 
consult on the listed import maximum residue limits (MRLs) for azoxystrobin and the Z-isomer that have been proposed by the He alth Canada's Pest Management Regulatory 
Agency (PMRA). 
MRL (ppm) Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity 
40 Citrus oila 
15 Citrus Fruits, Revised (Crop Group 10)b 
4.0 Small fruit vine climbing, except fuzzy kiwifruit Subgroup (Crop Subgroup 
13-07F)c 
3.0 Pepper/Eggplant Subgroup (Crop Subgroup 8-09B)d 
2.0 Stone Fruits (Crop Group 12)e, acerola, atemoya, avocado, biriba, canistel, 
cherimoya, custard apple, dragon frui t, feijoa, guava, ilama, jaboticaba, 
jackfruit, longan, loquat, passionfruit, pawpaw, papaya, persimmon, 
pulasan, rambutan, sapodilla, black sapote, mamey sapote, white sapote, 
soursop, spanish lime, star apple, starfruit, tamarind, wax jambu, and sugar apple 
0.7 Cottonseed Subgroup (Crop Subgroup 20C) 
0.2 Sugarcane cane 
ppm = parts per million 
a This action revises the establishe d MRL of 3.3 ppm for orange oil. 
b This action revises the established MR L of 10 ppm for crops in Crop Group 10. 
c This action revises the esta blished MRL of 3.0 ppm for crops in Crop Subgroup 13-07F. 
d This action revises the established MRL of  2.0 ppm for crops in Crop Subgroup 8-09B. 
e This action revises the establis hed MRL of 0.8 ppm for peaches. 
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/863 
 
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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) 229 Azoxystrobin 
[ ] 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 azoxystrobin in Canada wi th 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/pe st/part/consultations/index-
eng.php , PMRL2014-55, posted: 6 August 2014 (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) : 20 October 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:   
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/_pmrl2014-55/index-eng.php  
(English) 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/part/ consultations/_pmrl2014-55/index-fra.php  
(French)