G/SPS/N/CAN/1221  
 
23 November 2018  
(18-7377) 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; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Pesticide clethodim in or on various commodities (ICS Codes: 
65.020, 65.100, 67.040, 6 7.060, 67.080)  
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: Clethodim 
(PMRL2018 -50). Language(s): English and French.  Number of pages: 6 
6. Description of content: The objective of the notified document PMRL2018 -50 is to 
consult on the listed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for clethodim that have been 
proposed by Health Canada's Pest Mana gement Regulatory Agency (PMRA).  
MRL (ppm )1 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
3.52 Edible -podded legume  vegetables (crop subgroup 6A),  succulent shelled pea 
and bean (crop subgroup 6B)  
0.5 Shallot bulbs  
1 ppm = parts per million  
2 In addition, it is proposed that the established MRL of 0.5 ppm for "beans" be replaced with an MRL 
of 0.5 ppm for each of the dry bean commodities in crop subgroup 6C in order to reflect current 
terminology.   
MRLs are proposed for each commodity include d in the listed crop groupings in accordance 
with the  Residue Chemistry Crop Groups webpage ( https://www.canada.ca/en/health -
canada/services/consumer -product -safety/pesticides -pest-
management/public/protecting -your-health -environment/pesticides -food/residue -
chemistry -crop-groups.html ) 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 standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 187 Clethodim  G/SPS/N/CAN/1221  
 
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  [ ] 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, ho w and why it deviates from the 
international standard: Table 2 of the PMRL document compares the MRLs proposed 
for clethodim in Canada with corresponding Codex MRLs.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
Health  Canada website:  https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/consumer -
product -safety/pesticides -pest-manage ment/public/consultations.html , PMRL2018 -50, 
posted: 20 November 2018  (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 websit e. 
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) : 3 February 2 019 
Agency or authority designated to handle 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 Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other bod y:  
The electronic version of the regulatory text can be downloaded at:  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/consumer -product -safety/pesticides -
pest-management/public/consultations/proposed -maximum -residue -
limit/2018/clethodim/document.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/securite -produits -
consommation/pesticides -lutte-antiparasitaire/public/consultations/limites -maximales -
residus -proposees/2018/clethodime/document.html  (French)  
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