G/SPS/N/CAN/1078  
 
18 November 2016  
(16-6351) 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 abamectin in  or on various commodities 
(ICS Codes: 65.020, 65.100, 67.040, 67.080)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affect ed, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Proposed Maximum Residue Limit: Abamectin 
(PMRL2016 -65). Language(s): English and French . Number of pages: 5 and 8 
6. Description of content: The objective of the notified document PMRL2016 -65 is to 
consult on the listed domestic maximum residue limits (MRLs) for abamectin that have 
been proposed by the Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).  
MRL (ppm)  Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
0.2 Caneberries (Crop Subgroup 13 -07A) 
0.01 Green Onions (Crop Subgroup 3 -07B) 
ppm = parts per million  
MRLs are proposed 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.  
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) : 177 Abamectin  
[ ] 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  G/SPS/N/CAN/1078  
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, whene ver possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: Table 2 of the PMRL document compares the MRLs proposed 
for abamectin 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/pest/part/consultations/index -
eng.php , PMRL2016 -65, posted: 15 November 2016  (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 da te 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) : 29 January 2017  
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 body:   
The electronic version of the regulatory text can be downloaded at:  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/cps -spc/pest/part/consultations/_pmrl2016 -65/index -eng.php  
(English)  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/cps -spc/pest/part/consultations/_pmrl2016 -65/index -fra.ph p 
(French)