G/SPS/N/CAN/1204  
 
3 September 2018  
(18-5478) 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 flonicamid in or on various commodities 
(ICS Codes:  65.020, 65.100, 67.040, 67.060, 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 Limit: Flonicamid 
(PMRL2018 -36). Language(s): English and French.  Number of pages: 7 
6. Description of content: The objective of the notified document PMRL2018 -36 is to 
consult on the listed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for flonicamid that have been 
proposed by  Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).  
MRL (ppm)1 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
3.0 Dry field peas, dry lentils, dry pigeon peas  
1.5 Flaxseeds  
0.42 Meat by -products of cattle, goats, horses and sheep  
0.15 Eggs; meat of cattle, goats, horses and sheep3; milk3 
0.08 Meat and meat by -products of hogs  
0.07 Meat and meat by -products of poultry  
0.05 Fat of poultry  
0.044 Fat of cattle, goats, horses and sheep  
0.03 Fat of hogs  
1 ppm = parts per million  
2 This MRL is  proposed to replace the currently established MRL of 0.08 ppm in/on meat by -products 
of horses, cattle, sheep and goats.  
3 This MRL is proposed to replace the currently established MRL of 0.08 ppm in/on meat of horses, 
cattle, sheep and goats and of 0.03 ppm in/on milk.  
4 This MRL is proposed to replace the currently established MRL of 0.03 ppm in/on fat of sheep, goats, 
cattle and horses.  
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.  G/SPS/N/CAN/1204  
 
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  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 tex t): 282 Flonicamid  
[ ] 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: Currently, there are no Codex MRLs listed for flonicamid in or on 
the proposed food commodities or any edible livestock commodity according to the Codex 
Alimentarius Pesticide Index webpage.  
9. Other relevant documents 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 , PMRL2018 -36, 
posted: 28 August 2018  (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 
notific ation and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 11 November 2018  
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/en/health -canada/services/consumer -product -safety/pestici des-
pest-management/public/consultations/proposed -maximum -residue -limit/2018/flonicamid -
various -commodities/document.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/securite -produits -
consommation/pesticides -lutte-antiparasitaire/public/consultations/limi tes-maximales -
residus -proposees/2018/flonicamide -diverses -denrees/document.html  (French)  
 
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