G/SPS/N/CAN/1010/Add.1  
 
8 July 2016  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 7 July 2016, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Canada. 
 
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 Established Maximum Residue Limit: Abamectin 
The proposed maximum residu e limit (PMRL) document for abamectin notified in 
G/SPS/N/CAN/1010 (dated 8 April 2016) was adopted 3 July 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 
0.1 Leafy vegetables (Crop Group 4)1, citrus oil 
0.09 Stone fruits (Crop Group 12) 0.05 Celeriac roots, celeriac tops 
0.03 Herbs (Crop Subgroup 19A, except chives), papayas 
0.02 Avocados, citrus fruits (Crop Group 10)
2, fruiting vegetables (Crop Group 8)3, 
undelinted cotton seeds 
0.01 Cucurbit vegetables (Crop Group 9)4, peppermint tops, pistachios, spearmint tops, 
tree nuts (Crop Group 14)5, tuberous and corm vegetables (Crop Subgroup 1C)6 
ppm = parts per million 
1 Proposed to replace the currently established MR Ls of 0.05 ppm in/on he ad lettuce and celery. 
2 There is currently a MRL of 0.02 ppm  established for residues of abamec tin in/on "citrus fruits" and no new 
MRLs for this crop group are being recommended. The es tablished MRL of 0.02 ppm fo r "citrus fruits" will be 
replaced by specific MRLs of 0.02 ppm  for each commodity listed under Crop Group 10 - Citrus Fruits (DIR98-
02) to reflect the current term inology for these commodities. 
3 Proposed to replace the currently established MRLs of 0.01 ppm in/on tomatoes and peppers. 
4 Proposed to replace the currently established MRL of 0.005 ppm in/on cucumbers. 
5 Proposed to replace the currently established MRLs of 0.005 ppm in/on almond nuts, Black walnuts and 
English walnuts. 
6 A MRL of 0.01 ppm is currently es tablished on potatoes which is a co mmodity included in this subgroup. 
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 Maxim um 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/pe st/part/protect-proteger/food-
nourriture/mrl-lmr-eng.php ). The database allows users to search for pesticide(s) or for food 
commodities. G/SPS/N/CAN/1010/Add.1 
 
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  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 notified 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 of products and/or potent ially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, norm ally of at least 60 calendar days. Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of or iginally announced final date for comments, 
the comment period 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 co mments: [ ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax nu mber and e-mail address (if available) of 
other body: 
   
Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notificati on Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e-mail addre ss (if available) of other body: 
The specified 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/protec t-proteger/food-nourri ture/mrl-lmr-eng.php  
(English) 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/part/protec t-proteger/food-nourri ture/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@international.gc.ca  
 
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