G/SPS/N/CAN/872/Add.1
23 December 2014 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 19 December 2014, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of Canada. 
 
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 Established Maximum Residue Limit: Lambda-cyhalothrin 
The proposed maximum residue limit (PMRL) document for Lambda-cyhalothrin notified in 
G/SPS/N/CAN/872 (dated 24 September 2014) was adopted 6 December 2014. 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 
0.05 Tree nuts (Crop Group 14-11)a 
ppm = parts per million 
a Currently, there is an MRL of 0.05 ppm established in/on Tree nuts (Crop Group 14) and 
pistachios. 
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 Maximum 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 pesticides(s) or for food 
commodity(ies). 
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.)  G/SPS/N/CAN/872/Add.1 
 
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  [] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) :  
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 
Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development 
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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