G/SPS/N/CAN/1156  
 
27 February 2018  
(18-1246) 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 mefenpyr -diethyl in or on various commodities (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: Mefenpyr -Diethyl 
(PMRL2018 -02). Language(s): English and French.  Number of pages: 5 and 6  
6. Description of content: The objective of the notified document PMRL2018 -02 is to 
consult on the listed domestic maximum residue limits (MRLs) for mefenpyr -diethyl that 
have been p roposed by the Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).  
MRL (ppm)1 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
0.05 Annual canarygrass seeds, oats, rye, triticale  
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, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: Currently, there are no Codex MRLs listed f or mefenpyr -diethyl 
in or on any commodity according to the Codex Alimentarius Pesticide Residue in Food and 
Feed website.  G/SPS/N/CAN/1156  
 
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  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 -02, 
posted: 21 February 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 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 7 May 2018  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
availa ble) 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/serv ices/consumer -product -safety/pesticides -
pest-management/public/consultations/proposed -maximum -residue -limit/2018/mefenpyr -
diethyl/document.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/securite -produits -
consommation/pesticides -lutte-antiparasitaire/public/consulta tions/limites -maximales -
residus -proposees/2018/mefenpyr -diethyl/document.html  (French)  
 
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