G/SPS/N/CAN/806  
 
1 April 2014  
(14-1999)  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 halosulfuron-methyl in or on various food 
commodities (ICS Codes: 65.020, 65.100, 67.060, 67.080, 67.100, 67.120) 
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: Halosulfuron-
methyl (PMRL2014-09)  Language(s): English and French  Number of pages: 7 
6. Description of content: The objective of the notified document PMRL2014-09 is to 
consult on the listed domestic maximum residue limits (MRLs) for halosulfuron-methyl that have been proposed by the Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency 
(PMRA).  
MRL (ppm) Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity 
1.0 Agave, aloe vera, asparagus, bamboo shoots, prickly pear pads, celtuce, 
fresh Florence fennel leaves and stalks, edible ferns, sea kales, kohlrabies, 
palm hearts, Texas prickly pear pads 
0.5 Crop Subgroup 9B : Squash/ Cucumber 
0.2 Meat by-products of cattle, goats, horses and sheep 
0.1 Crop Subgroup 9A : Melon 0.05 Crop Group 8-09: Fruiting Vegetables  Crop Subgroup 13-07A: Caneberries 
 Crop Subgroup 13-07B: Bushberries 
 Crop Group 14: Tree Nuts   Apples 
 Dry adzuki beans, dry beans, dry blackeyed peas, dry broad beans, dry 
catjang seeds, dry chickpeas, dry cowpea  seeds, dry guar seeds, dry kidney 
beans, dry lablab beans, dry lima beans, dry moth beans, dry mung beans, 
dry navy beans, dry pink beans, dry pinto beans, dry rice beans, dry 
southern peas, dry tepary beans, dry urd beans, grain lupin  
 Edible-podded jackbeans, edible-pod ded moth beans, edible-podded runner 
beans, edible-podded snap beans, edible-podded sword beans, edible-
podded wax beans, edible-podded yardlong beans 
 Field corn  Popcorn grain 
 Rhubarb 
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   Sweet corn kernels plus cob with husks removed   
0.01 Fat of cattle, goats, horses and sheep  Proso millet 
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:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial 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)    
[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 halosulfuron-
methyl in or on any commodity according to the Codex Alimentarius Pesticide Residue in Food website. 
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 , PMRL2014-09, posted: 21 March 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: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 4 June 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/_pmrl2014-09/index-eng.php  
(English) 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/part/ consultations/_pmrl2014-09/index-fra.php  
(French)