G/SPS/N/CAN/875
30 September 2014 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: CANADA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: Agence de réglementation de la lutte antiparasitaire (ARLA), 
Santé 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 ethephon in or on various commodities 
(ICS: 65.020, 65.100, 67.080, 67.180, 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 Resi due Limit: Ethephon 
(PMRL2014-62)  Language(s): English and French  Number of pages: 8  
6. Description of content: The objective of the notified document PMRL2014-62 is to 
consult on the listed domestic maximum residue limits (MRLs) for ethephon that have 
been proposed by the Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA). 
MRL (ppm) Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity 
7.0 Undelinted cotton seeds 
6.0 Apple juice 
5.0 Bell peppers and non-bell peppersa 
2.2 Wheat branb 
2.0 Cantaloupesc, grapesd, pineapplese, wheatb 
1.5 Sugarcane molasses 1.0 Green coffee beans 0.3 Black walnuts, English walnuts 
0.01 Macadamia nuts 
ppm = parts per million 
a The MRL of 5.0 ppm is proposed to replace the established MRL of 3.0 ppm for peppers.  
b The MRL of 2.2 ppm is proposed to replace the established MRL of 2.0 ppm  for "wheat milling 
fractions, excluding flour". The MRL of 2.0 ppm is  proposed to replace the established MRL of 
0.5 ppm for wheat and will cover residues in the processed commodi ties: wheat flour, wheat germ 
and wheat shorts. 
c The MRL 2.0 ppm is proposed to replace the established MRL of 0.5 ppm for cantaloupes. 
d The MRL 2.0 ppm is proposed to replace the established MRL of 1.0 ppm for grapes. 
e The MRL 2.0 ppm is proposed to replace th e established MRL of 0.5 ppm for pineapples.  
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.   G/SPS/N/CAN/875 
 
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  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) [Ethephon (106)] 
[ ] 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 ethephon 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 , PMRL2014-62, posted: 10 September 2014. (available in English and French)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Normally within 4 to 5 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) : 24 November 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. Text(s) 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/_pmrl2014-62/index-eng.php  
(English) 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/part/ consultations/_pmrl2014-62/index-fra.php  
(French)