G/SPS/N/CAN/1022/Add.1  
 
20 September 2016  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 20 September 2016, is being circulated at the request 
of the Delegation of Canada . 
 
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Established Maximum Residue Limit: Fluopyram  
The proposed maximum residue limit (PMRL) doc ument for fluopyram notified in 
G/SPS/N/CAN/1022 (dated 18 May 2016) was adopted 11 September 2016. The proposed MRLs 
were established via entry into the Maximum Residue Limits Database and are provided directly 
below:  
MRL (ppm ) Raw Agricultural Commodity  (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
400 Herbs, dried (Crop Subgroup 19A/dried)  
70 Herbs, fresh (Crop Subgroup 19A/fresh); dill seed  
60 Hops (dried)  
50 Leafy Brassica greens (Crop Subgroup 5B); fresh chive leaves  
40 Leafy greens (Crop Subgroup 4A)  
30 Leaves o f root and tuber vegetables, human food or animal feed (Crop Group 2)  
20 Leaf petioles (Crop Subgroup 4B)  
15 Green onions, except fresh chive leaves (Crop Subgroup 3 -07B) 
8.0 Citrus oil  
7.0 Bushberries (Crop Subgroup 13 -07B) 
5.0 Caneberries (Crop Subgroup 13-07A) 
4.0 Head and stem Brassica (Crop Subgroup 5A); edible -podded legume vegetables 
(Crop Subgroup 6A); peppers/eggplants (Crop Subgroup 8 -09B); globe artichokes  
3.0 Raisins  
2.0 Cherries1 (Crop Subgroup 12 -09A); small fruits vine climbing, except fuzzy kiwifruit, 
except grapes and gooseberries2 (Crop Subgroup 13 -07F); low growing berries, 
except lowbush blueberries and lingonbe rries3 (Crop Subgroup 13 -07G); dried 
nectarines; dried peaches; wheat bran; wheat germ  
1.8 Oilseeds, except rapeseeds (canola)4 (Crop Subgroup 20R -A) 
1.5 Dried tomatoes  
1.0 Tomatoes (Crop Subgroup 8 -09A); melon, except watermelons5 (Crop Subgroup 
9A); citrus fruits, (Crop Group 10R); peaches (Crop Subgroup 12 -09B) 
0.8 Pome fruit6 (Crop Group 11 -09); cottonseeds7 (Crop Subgroup 20R -C) 
0.7 Dried shelled peas and beans, except soybeans8 (Crop Subgroup 6C); sunflowers 
(Crop Subgroup 20R -B) 
0.6 Squash/cucumber (Crop Subgroup 9B)  
0.5 Plums (Crop Subgroup 12 -09C) 
0.4 Bulb onions (Crop Subgroup 3 -07A) 
0.3 Root vegetables, except sugar beets (Crop Subgroup 1B); dry soybeans9 
0.2 Succulent shelled peas and beans (Crop Subgroup 6B); peanuts10 
0.1 Tuberous and corm vegetables11 (Crop Subgroup 1C)  
0.08 Sugarcane cane  
10 Meat by -products of cattle, goats, horses and sheep12 
2.0 Milk12 G/SPS/N/CAN/1022/Add.1  
 
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  1.5 Fat and m eat of cattle, goats, horses and sheep12 
0.15 Meat by -products of poultry12 
0.06 Meat by -products of hogs12 
0.05 Fat of poultry12 
ppm = parts per million  
1 The new MRL of 2.0 ppm in/on commodities of CSG 12 -09A will replace the existing MRL of 1.5 ppm in/o n 
sweet cherries and tart cherries.  
2 There is an existing MRL of 2.0 ppm in/on grapes. Gooseberries are covered by the new MRL of 7.0 ppm in/on 
CSG 13 -07B. 
3 Lowbush blueberries and lingonberries are covered by the new MRL of 7.0 ppm in/on CSG 13 -07B. The  new 
MRL of 2.0 ppm in/on commodities of CSG 13 -07G will replace the existing MRL of 1.5 ppm in/on strawberries.  
4 There is an existing MRL of 1.8 ppm in/on rapeseeds (canola).  
5 There is an existing MRL of 1.0 ppm in/on watermelons.  
6 The new MRL of 0.8 p pm in/on commodities of CG 11 -09 will replace the existing MRL of 0.3 ppm in/on 
apples.  
7 The new MRL of 0.8 ppm in/on commodities of CSG 20C will replace the existing MRL of 0.01 ppm in/on 
undelinted cotton seeds.  
8 The new MRL of 0.7 ppm in/on commoditie s of CSG 6C will replace the existing MRLs of 0.4 ppm in/on dry 
chickpeas and dry lentils, and 0.09 ppm in/on dry beans.  
9 The new MRL of 0.3 ppm in/on dry soybeans will replace the existing MRL of 0.1 ppm in/on dry soybeans.  
10 The new MRL of 0.2 ppm in/o n peanuts will replace the existing MRL of 0.02 ppm in/on peanuts.  
11 The new MRL of 0.1 ppm in/on commodities of CSG 1C will replace the existing MRL of 0.02 ppm in/on these 
commodities, based on the new use pattern and corresponding new residue data.  
12 The new MRLs in/on animal commodities will replace the existing MRLs of 0.40 ppm in/on meat byproducts 
of cattle, goats, horses and sheep, 0.10 ppm in/on meat byproducts of poultry, 0.06 ppm in milk, 0.05 ppm 
in/on fat and meat of cattle, goats, horses an d sheep, 0.03 ppm in/on meat byproducts of hogs, fat and meat 
of poultry, and 0.02 ppm in/on fat and meat of hogs.  
MRLs are established 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 -
proteger/food -nourriture/rccg -gcpcr -eng.php ) in the Pesticides and Pest Management section of 
Health Canada's website.  
MRLs established in Canada may be found using Health Canada's Maximum Residue Limit 
Database  (http://pr -rp.hc-sc.gc.ca/mrl -lrm/index -eng.php ) on the Maximum Residue Limits  for 
Pesticides  webpage ( http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/cps -spc/pest/part/protect -proteger/food -
nourriture/mrl -lmr-eng.php ). The database allows users to sea rch for pesticide(s) or for food 
commodity(ies).  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously no tified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[ ] Other:   
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified 
measure in terms o f products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, 
the comment peri od provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ]  National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of 
other body:  
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  Text(s) available from: [ ]  National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
The spec ified MRLs have been provided above and are also accessible from the MRL webpage as 
indicated below:  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/cps -spc/pest/part/protect -proteger/food -nourriture/mrl -lmr-eng.php  
(English)  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/cps -spc/pest/part/protect -proteger/food -nourriture/mrl -lmr-fra.php  
(French ) 
or requested from:  
Canada's SPS and TBT Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
Global Affairs Canada  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, Ontario  
K1A 0G2  
Tel: +(343) 203 4273  
Fax: +(613) 943 0346  
E-mail: enquirypoint@int ernational.gc.ca  
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