G/SPS/N/CAN/664  
 
27 March 2013  
(13-1650)  Page: 1/4  
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 Ag ency (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 propiconazole in or on various commodities 
(ICS Codes: 65.020, 65.100, 67.040) 
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: Propiconazole 
(PMRL2013-10)  Language(s):  English and French  Number of pages:  6 and 7 G/SPS/N/CAN/664 
 
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6. Description of content:  The objective of the notified document PMRL2013-10 is to 
consult on the listed import maximum residue limits (MRLs) for propiconazole, including 
all metabolites containing the 2,4-dichlorophenyl-1-methyl substitutes moiety, that have 
been proposed by the Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA). 
MRL (ppm) Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity 
35 Dried parsley leaves 
15 Rice bran 13 Fresh coriander leaves, fresh parsley leaves 
10 Peppermint tops, spearmint tops 
9.0 Green onion (Crop Subgroup 3-07B) 7.0 Rice
a 
5.5 Garden beet tops 
5.0 Leaf petioles (Crop Subgroup 4B) 
4.5 Pineapples 3.5 Sorghum
a 
1.5 Sugar beet molasses 
1.3 Low-growing berry (Crop Subgroup 13-07G; except strawberries)b 
1.0 Caneberry (Crop Subgroup 13-07A)c, bushberry (Crop Subgroup 13-
07B; excluding lingonberries and lowbush blueberries)d 
0.5 Wild ricea 
0.3 Garden beet roots, sugar beet roots 0.25 Carrot roots 
0.2 Bulb onion (Crop Subgroup 3-07A), bananas, field corn
a, peanuts, 
plantains, popcorn graina, sweet corn kernels plus cob with husks 
removeda 
0.1 Tree nuts (Crop Group 14-11) 
ppm = parts per million 
a This action revises the establis hed Canadian MRL of 0.05 ppm MRL. 
b Strawberries are excluded from this action as  a 1.3 ppm MRL is alread y established on this 
commodity. 
c This action revises the establ ished Canadian MRL of 0.7 ppm on blackberries, loganberries, 
raspberries, and adds MRLs for the remaining commodities in the expanded subgroup 13-07A. 
d This action revises the esta blished Canadian MRL of 0.7 ppm on blueberries, currants, 
elderberries, gooseberries, huckleberries, and adds MRLs for the remaining commodities in the expanded subgroup 13-07B. Lingonberries and lo wbush blueberries are excluded as they are 
included in Subgroup 13-07G, with a higher MRL. 
MRLs are proposed for each commodity included in the listed crop groupings in 
accordance with the " http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pe st/part/protect- proteger/food-
nourriture/rccg-gcpcr-eng.php#a6 " webpage 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.    G/SPS/N/CAN/664 
 
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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 seri al 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)    
[ ] 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:   
The table below compares the MRLs proposed for propiconazole in Canada with 
corresponding established Codex MRLs. 
Food Commodity Canadian MRL Codex MRL 
 (ppm) (ppm) 
Dried parsley leaves 35 Not Established  
Rice bran 15 Not Established  
Fresh coriander leaves, fresh parsley leaves 13 Not Established  
Peppermint tops, spearmint tops 10 Not Established  
Green onion (Crop Subgroup 3-07B) 9.0 Not Established  
Rice 7.0 Not Established  
Garden beet tops 5.5 Not Established  
Leaf petioles (Crop Subgroup 4B) 5.0 Not Established  
Pineapples 4.5 0.02 
Sorghum 3.5 Not Established  
Sugar beet molasses 1.5 Not Established  
Low-growing berry (Crop Subgrou p 13-07G; 1.3 0.3 (Cranberry)  
except strawberries) 
Caneberry (Crop Subgroup 13-07A) 1.0 Not Established  
Bushberry (Crop Subgroup 13-07B; except 1.0 Not Established  
lingonberries, lowbush blueberries) 
Wild rice 0.5 Not Established  
Garden beet roots 0.3 Not Established  
Sugar beet roots 0.3 0.02 Carrot roots 0.25 Not Established
 
Bulb onion (Crop Subgroup 3-07A) 0.2 Not Established  
Bananas, plantains 0.2 0.1 (Banana) Field corn, popcorn grain 0.2 0.05 
Sweet corn kernels plus cob with husks removed 0.2 0.05 
Peanuts 0.2 Not Established
 
Tree nuts (Crop Group 14-11) 0.1 0.02 (Pecan) 
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 ", PMRL2013-10, posted: 21 March 2013 (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) :    G/SPS/N/CAN/664 
 
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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 2013 
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. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification 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/_pmrl2013-10/index-eng.php  
(English) 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/part/ consultations/_pmrl2013-10/index-fra.php  
(French)