G/SPS/N/CAN/822  
 
4 June 2014  
(14-3270)  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 specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Pesticide methoxyfenozide in or on various commodities 
(ICS Codes: 65.020, 65.100, 67.020, 67.040, 67.060, 67.080, 67.100, 67.120, 67.200) 
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: Methoxyfenozide 
(PMRL2014-26)  Language(s): English and French  Number of pages: 8 
6. Description of content: The objective of the notified document PMRL2014-26 is to 
consult on the listed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for methoxyfenozide that have been proposed by the Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA). 
MRL (ppm) Raw Agricultural Food Commodi ties (RAC) or Processed Commodities 
100 Citrus oil 
30 Leafy greens (Crop Subgroup 4A), leafy Brassica  greens (Crop Subgroup 
5B) 
15 Leaf petioles (Crop Subgroup 4B) 10 Citrus fruit (Crop Group 10-revised), peppermint and spearmint tops 
7.0 Head and stem Brassica  (Crop Subgroup 5A) 
6.0 Cherry (Crop Subgroup 12-09A), peach (Crop Subgroup 12-09B) 5.0 Green onion (Crop Subgroup 3-07B) 4.0 Bushberry (Crop Subgroup 13-07B), globe artichokes 
2.0 Edible podded legume vegetables (Crop Subgroup 6A), fruiting vegetables 
(Crop Group 8-09), low growing berry (Crop Subgroup 13-07G) 
1.5 Dry soybeans 
1.0 Papayas 
0.7 Plum (Crop Subgroup 12-09C) 0.5 Dry beans 
0.3 Succulent shelled beans and peas (Crop Subgroup 6B), cucurbit vegetables 
(Crop Group 9) 
0.2 Radish roots 0.1 Tree nuts (Crop Group 14-11) 
0.05 Corn oil (refined) 
0.04 Peanut oil (refined) 0.02 Tuberous and corm vegetables, except potato (Crop Subgroup 1D), field 
corn, peanuts, popcorn grain, sweet corn kernels plus cob with husks 
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  0.01 Milk 
0.151 Liver of cattle, goats, horses and sheep 
0.02 Eggs, fat, meat and meat by-products of poultry 
1 This MRL is proposed to replace the currently esta blished MRL of 0.1 ppm for liver of cattle, goats, 
horses and sheep. 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 ( 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 number of Codex 
standard or related text) 209 Methoxyfenozide 
[ ] 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: Table 2 of the PMRL document compares the MRLs proposed 
for methoxyfenozide 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 , PMRL2014-26, posted: 21 May 2014 (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: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 3 August 2014 
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. Texts 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/_pmrl2014-26/index-eng.php  
(English) 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/part/ consultations/_pmrl2014-26/index-fra.php  
(French)