G/SPS/N/CAN/1125  
 
12 July 2017  
(17-3744) 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 ethylene oxide and ethylene chlorohydrin in or 
on various commodities (ICS Codes: 65.020, 65.100, 67.040, 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 Residue Limit: Ethylene Oxide 
(PMRL2017 -22). Language(s): English an d French . Number of pages: 5 
6. Description of content: The objective of the notified document PMRL2017 -22 is to 
consult on the listed domestic maximum residue limits (MRLs) for ethylene oxide and 
ethylene chlorohydrin that have been proposed by the Healt h Canada's Pest 
Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).  
Ethylene oxide:  
MRL (ppm)1 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
7 Herbs (crop subgroup 19A; dried leaves except dried basil leaves); spices 
(crop subgroup 19B)  
1 ppm = parts per mi llion 
Ethylene chlorohydrin:  
MRL (ppm)1 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
940 Herbs (crop subgroup 19A; dried leaves except dried basil leaves); spices 
(crop subgroup 19B)  
1 ppm = parts per million  
MRLs are proposed for each commo dity 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/pr otect-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 pest o r disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/CAN/1125  
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Orga nization 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 ethylene oxide 
and ethylene chlorohydrin in or on any commodity according to the Codex Alimentarius 
Pesticide Residue in Food and Feed website.  
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 -22, posted : 27 June 2017 (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 Hea lth 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 commen ts: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 10 September 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail addr ess 
(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 down loaded at:  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/cps -spc/pest/part/consultations/_pmrl2017 -22/index -eng.php  
(English)  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/cps -spc/pest/part/consultations/_pmrl2017 -22/index -fra.php  
(French)  
 
or requested from:  
Canada's Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Global Affairs Canada  
Techni cal Barriers and Regulations  
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Canada  
Tel: +(343) 203 4273  
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