G/SPS/N/CAN/1167  
 
23 May 2018  
(18-3044) Page: 1/3 
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 pyrimethanil in or o n various commodities (ICS Code s: 
65.020, 65.100, 67.040 , 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: Pyrimethanil 
(PMRL2018 -10). Language(s): English, French.  Number of pages: 5 and 8  
6. Description of content: The objective of the notified document PMRL2018 -10 is to 
consult on the listed import maximum residue limits (MRLs) for pyrimethanil that have 
been proposed by the Health C anada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).  
MRL (ppm )1 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
152 Pome fruits (crop group 11 -09) 
83 Gooseberries and lowbush blueberries  
5 Pomegranates  
0.54 Tomatoes (crop subgroup 8 -09A) 
0.25 Bulb onions (crop subgroup 3 -07A) 
1 ppm = parts per million  
2 It is proposed that the MRL of 15 ppm replaces the MRL of 14 ppm for apples, crabapples, loquats, 
mayhaws, pears, Asian pears, and quinces; and, includes all crops of CG 11 -09. 
3 It is proposed that the MRL of 8 ppm replaces the MRLs of 5 ppm for gooseberries and 3 ppm for 
lowbush blueberries.  
4 It is proposed that the MRL of 0.5 ppm for tomatoes be extended to all food commodities belonging 
to CSG 8 -09A. 
5 Replaces the MRL of 0.1  ppm on all crops of CSG 3 -07A.  
MRLs are proposed for each commodity included 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.  G/SPS/N/CAN/1167  
 
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  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) : 226 Pyrimethanil  
[ ] 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 
pyrimethanil in Canada with corresponding Codex MRLs.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
Health  Canada website: https://w ww.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/consumer -
product -safety/pesticides -pest-management/public/consultations.html , PMRL2018 -10, 
posted: 18 May 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 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 adop ted. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 1 August 2018  
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:  G/SPS/N/CAN/1167  
 
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  13. Text(s) 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 regula tory 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/pyrimethanil/document.html  (English)   
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/securite -produits-
consommation/pesticides -lutte-antiparasitaire/public/consultations/limites -maximales -
residus -proposees/2018/pyrimethanil/document.html  (French)  
 
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