G/SPS/N/CAN/1065/Add.1  
 
17 January 2017  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Origina l: English/French  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 17 January 2017, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of Canada . 
 
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Established Maximum Residue Limit: Spinosad  
The proposed maximum residue limit (PMRL) docume nt for spinosad notified in 
G/SPS/N/CAN/1065 (dated 19 October 2016) was adopted 11 January 2017. The proposed MRLs 
were established via entry into the Maximum Residue Limits Database and are provided directly 
below:  
MRL (ppm )1 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
8.0 Leafy vegetables (Crop Group 4 -13, except leaf lettuce)a, stalk, stem and leaf 
petioles (Crop Group 22, except asparagus, kohlrabi)b 
2.0 Brassica  head and stem vegetable group (Crop Group 5 -13)c 
0.4 Fruiting vegetables (Crop Group 8 -09)d 
0.2 Pome fruits (Crop Group 11 -09)e, stone fruits (Crop Group 12 -09)f 
1 ppm = parts per million  
a The MRL is proposed to replace the current established MRL of 7.0 ppm for crop subgroup 4A and include all 
food commodities in the crop gro up 4-13, except leaf lettuce.  
b The MRL is proposed to replace the current established MRL of 7.0 ppm for crop subgroup 4B and include all 
food commodities in the crop group 22, except asparagus and kohlrabi.  
c The MRL is proposed to replace the current es tablished MRL of 2.0 ppm for crop subgroup 5A and include all 
food commodities in the crop group 5 -13. 
d The MRL is proposed to replace the current established MRL of 0.2 ppm for crop group 8 and include all food 
commodities in the crop group 8 -09. 
e The M RL is proposed to replace the current established MRL of 0.1 ppm for crop group 11 and include all food 
commodities in the crop group 11 -09. 
f The MRL is proposed to replace the current established MRL of 0.2 ppm for crop group 12 and include all food 
comm odities in the crop group 12 -09. 
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/pest/part/protect -proteger/food -
nourriture/mrl -lmr-eng.php ). The database allows users to search for pesticides(s) or for food 
commodity(ies).  G/SPS/N/CAN/1065/Add.1  
 
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  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 pro posed 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 potentially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of com ments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, 
the comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulati on of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ]  National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of 
other bod y: 
   
Text(s) available from: [ ]  National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (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/protect -proteger/food -nourriture/mrl -lmr-eng.php  
(English)  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/cps -spc/pest/part/protect -proteger/food -nourriture/mrl -lmr-fra.php  
(French)  
 
or requested from:  
Canada's SPS and TBT Notification Authority and Enquiry Poi nt 
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
Global Affairs Canada  
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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