G/SPS/N/CAN/1022  
 
18 May 2016  
(16-2717)  Page: 1/3  
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 fluopyram in or on various commodities 
(ICS Codes: 65.020, 65.040, 67.060, 67.080, 67.100, 67.120, 67.180, 67.200, 67.220) 
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 Resi due Limit: Fluopyram 
(PMRL2016-21)  Language(s): English and French  Number of pages: 15 and 16 
6. Description of content: The objective of the notified document PMRL2016-21 is to 
consult on the listed domestic and/or im port maximum residue limits (MRLs) for 
fluopyram that have been proposed by Heal th Canada's Pest Management Regulatory 
Agency (PMRA). 
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 of root and tuber vegetabl es, 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 Cherries
1 (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 lingonberries3 (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 watermelons
5 (Crop G/SPS/N/CAN/1022 
 
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  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 soybeans
9 
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 sheep
12 
2.0 Milk12 
1.5 Fat and meat 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/on sweet cherri es and tart cherries. 
2 There is an existing MRL of 2.0 ppm in/on grap es. Gooseberries are covered by the new MRL of 
7.0 ppm in/on CSG 13-07B. 
3 Lowbush blueberries and lingonberries are cove red 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 ppm 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 CS G 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 commodities 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/on 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, ho rses 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 and sheep, 0.03 ppm in/on 
meat byproducts of hogs, fat an d meat of poultry, and 0.02 ppm  in/on fat and meat of hogs. 
MRLs are proposed 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-prot eger/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 pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text) Fluopyram, 243 
[ ] 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?   G/SPS/N/CAN/1022 
 
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  [ ] Yes   [X] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: Table 2 of the PMRL document compares the MRLs proposed 
for fluopyram in Canada with corresponding Codex MRLs. 
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 , PMRL2016-21, posted: 13 May 2016 (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) : 27 July 2016 
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. Text(s) 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/_pmrl2016-21/index-eng.php  
(English) 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/part/ consultations/_pmrl2016-21/index-fra.php  
(French)