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G/SPS/N/CAN/633 
10 September 2012  
 (12-4792) 
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 Ag ency (PMRA), Health Canada 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Pesticide saflufenacil in or on legume vegetables, cotton seeds and livestock 
commodities (ICS Codes:  65.020, 65.100, 67.060, 67.080, 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 Limit:  Saflufenacil 
(PMRL2012-42)  Language(s):  English and French  Number of pages:  5 
6. Description of content:  The objective of the notified document PMRL2012-42 is to 
consult on the listed import maximum residue lim its (MRLs) for saflufenacil that have been 
proposed by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA). 
MRL (ppm) Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity 
2.5  Liver of cattle, goats, horses and sheepa 
0.3  Dried shelled pea and bean, except soybean (Crop Subgroup 6C)b 
0.2  Undelinted cotton seedsb 
0.1  Dry soybeansb 
0.05  Meat by-products, except liver of cattle, goats, horses and sheepc 
a The MRL is proposed to replace the current 0.8 ppm MRL due to the increas e in livestock dietary 
burden resulting from the addition of the harvest aid use pattern.  The MRL for liver of hogs is 
unaffected and remains at 0.8 ppm. 
b The MRL is proposed to replace the currently established 0.03 ppm MRL. 
c The MRL is proposed to replace the current 0.02 ppm MRL due to the increas e in livestock dietary 
burden resulting from the addition of the harvest aid use pattern.  The MRL for meat by-products, 
except liver, of hogs is unaffected and remains at 0.02 ppm. G/SPS/N/CAN/633 
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  MRLs are proposed for each commodity include d in the dried pea and bean subgroup in 
accordance with the Residue Chemistry Crop Groups webpage (" http://www.hc-
sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/part/protect-pro teger/food-nourriture/rccg-gcpcr-eng.php ") in the 
Pesticides and Pest Management sec tion 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 territory from other damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  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   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
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 , 
PMRL2012-42, posted:  27 August 2012 (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 documen t 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) :  10 November 2012 
Agency or authority designated to handl e 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 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:  
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/part/ consultations/_pmrl2012-42/index-eng.php  
(English) 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/par t/consultations/_pmrl2012-42/index-fra.php   
(French)