G/SPS/N/CAN/748  
 
29 October 2013  
(13-5961)  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 ethametsulfuron-methyl in or on rutabaga 
roots (ICS Codes: 65.020, 65.100, 67.080) 
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: Ethametsulfuron-
methyl (PMRL2013-83)  Language(s): English and French  Number of pages: 5 
6. Description of content: The objective of the notified document PMRL2013-83 is to 
consult on the listed domestic maximum resi due limit (MRL) for ethametsulfuron-methyl 
that has been proposed by the Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency 
(PMRA). 
MRL (ppm) Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity 
0.05 Rutabaga Roots 
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 st andard? 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 for 
ethametsulfuron-methyl in or on any commodity according to the Codex Alimentarius 
Pesticide Residue in Food website. G/SPS/N/CAN/748 
 
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  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 , PMRL2013-83, posted: 22 October 2013 (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) : 5 January 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/_pmrl2013-83/index-eng.php  
(English) 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/part/ consultations/_pmrl2013-83/index-fra.php  
(French)