G/SPS/N/CAN/1083  
 
25 November 2016  
(16-6495) 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 formetanate hydrochloride in or on various 
commodities (ICS Codes: 65.020, 65.100, 67.040, 67.080)  
4. Regions or countries lik ely 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: Formetanate 
hydrochloride (PMRL2016 -68). Language(s): English and  French . Number of pages: 7 
6. Description of content: The objective of the notified document PMRL2016 -68 is to 
consult on the listed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for formetanate hydrochloride that 
have been proposed by the Health Canada's Pest Managem ent Regulatory Agency 
(PMRA).  
MRL (ppm )1 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity2,3 
0.9 Orange  
0.4 Grapefruit  
0.09 Lemon  
0.03 Lime, tangelo, tangerine  
0.02 Nectarine  
1 ppm = parts per million  
2 It is proposed that the MRL of 4 ppm current ly established for "citrus fruits" be replaced by 
commodity specific MRLs. MRLs are not being established for all imported comm odities in crop 
group 10 since the use in the U nited States is limited to oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruit, 
tangelos and tanger ines. 
3 It is proposed that the MRL of 3 ppm currently established for nec tarines be revised to 0.02 ppm.  
As the registrant has also cancelled uses on apples, peaches and pears in Canada 
(2012), and the use on plums is no longer permitted in the exporting country, the 
existing MRLs of 3 ppm for apples, peaches and pears, and 0.5 ppm for plums are 
proposed for revocation. Following the revocation of these MRLs, these crops will be 
regulated under subsection B.15.002(1) of the Food and Drugs Regulations, whic h 
requires that residues not exceed the General MRL (GMRL) of 0.1 ppm. The PMRA does 
not anticipate any trade implications given that there are also no Codex MRLs for 
formetanate hydrochloride.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [ ]  animal healt h, [ ]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/CAN/1083  
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial 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) :   
[X] None  
Does thi s 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: Currently, there are no Codex MRLs listed for formetanate 
hydrochloride in  or on any commodity according to the Codex Alimentarius Pesticide 
Residues in Food website.  
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 -68, posted: 23 November 2016  (available in English and French)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Normally within four to five months from 
the posti ng 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 adopted.  
[ ] Trade facil itating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 6 February 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 -68/index -eng.php  
(English)  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/cps -spc/pest/part/consultations/_pmrl2016 -68/index -fra.php  
(French)