G/SPS/N/CAN/1108  
 
24 April 2017  
(17-2217) 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 s pecified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Pesticide flumioxazin in  or on various commodities 
(ICS Codes: 65.020, 65.100, 67.040, 67.060)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affec ted, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Proposed Maximum Residue Limit: Flumioxazin 
(PMRL2017 -10). Language(s): English and French . Number of pages: 5 
6. Description of content:  
The objective of the notified document PMRL2017 -10 is to consult on the listed domestic 
maximum residue limits (MRLs) for flumioxazin that have been proposed by the Health 
Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).  
MRL (ppm)1 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
0.4  Wheat2 
0.07 Dried shelled pea and bean (except soybean) (crop subgroup 6C)3 
1 ppm = parts per million  
2 The current MRL of 0.02 ppm on wheat will be replaced by the revised MRL of 0.4 ppm  for wheat.  
3 The current MRL of 0.02 ppm on dry field peas and of 0.05 ppm on bean varieties of Crop 
Subgroup 6C, will be replaced by the revised MRL of 0.07 ppm for the whole Crop Subgroup 6C – 
Dried shelled peas and beans.  
MRLs are proposed for each com modity 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.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pes t or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
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 text) : 284 Flumioxa zin 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  G/SPS/N/CAN/1108  
 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant internat ional standard?   
[X] 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 , PMRL2017 -10, posted: 11 April 2017  (available in English and French)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Normally withi n 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 mea sure 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) : 25 June 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Auth ority, [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:   
http:// www.hc -sc.gc.ca/cps -spc/pest/part/consultations/_pmrl2017 -10/index -eng.php  
(English)  
http:// www.hc -sc.gc.ca/cps -spc/pest/part/consultations/_pmrl2017 -10/index -fra.php  
(French)