G/SPS/N/CAN/670  
 
15 April 2013  
(13-1953)  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 Ag ency (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 glufosinate-ammonium in or on stone fruit 
(Crop Group 12-09) and bushberries (Cro p Subgroup 13-07B) (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 Residu e Limit: Glufosinate-
ammonium (PMRL2013-15)  Language(s):  English and French  Number of pages:  5 
6. Description of content:  The objective of the notified document PMRL2013-15 is to 
consult on the listed domestic maximum residue limits (MRLs) for glufosinate-
ammonium that have been proposed by the Health Canada's Pest Management 
Regulatory Agency (PMRA). 
MRL (ppm) Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity 
0.2 Stone fruits (Crop Group 12-09) 
0.1 Bushberries (Crop Subgroup 13-07B) 
ppm = parts per million 
MRLs are proposed for each commodity included in the listed crop groupings in 
accordance with the Residue Chemistry Crop Groups  webpage 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.    G/SPS/N/CAN/670 
 
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8. Is there a relevant international st andard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or seri al 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)    
[ ] 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:  The table below compares the MRLs proposed for glufosinate-
ammonium in Canada with the corresponding established Codex MRLs. 
Food Commodity Canadian MRL Codex MRL 
 (ppm) (ppm) 
Stone fruits (Crop Group 12-09) 0.2 0.05 
Currants 0.1 0.5 
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 ", PMRL2013-15, posted: 9 April 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) :  23 June 2013 
Agency or authority designated to handle  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 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/_pmrl2013-15/index-eng.php  
(English) 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/part/ consultations/_pmrl2013-15/index-fra.php  
(French)