G/SPS/N/CAN/1127  
 
4 August 2017  
(17-4238) 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 s pecified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Pesticide cyclaniliprole in  or on various commodities 
(ICS Codes: 65.020, 65.100, 67.040, 67.080, 67.100, 67.120)  
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: Cyclaniliprole 
(PMRL2017 -24). Language(s): English and French . Number of pages: 4 and 5  
6. Description of content: The objective of the notified document PMRL2017 -24 is to 
consult on the listed domestic maximum residue limits (MRLs) for cyclaniliprole that 
have been proposed by the Health Canada's Pest Management Reg ulatory Agency 
(PMRA).  
MRL (ppm)1 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
15 Leafy vegetables (Crop Group 4 -13) 
1.0 Brassica head and stem vegetable group (Crop Group 5 -13); stone fruits 
(Crop Group 12 -09) 
0.8 Small fruits vine climbing , except fuzzy kiwifruit (Crop Subgroup 13 -07F) 
0.3 Pome fruits (Crop Group 11 -09) 
0.2 Fruiting vegetables (Crop Group 8 -09) 
0.15 Cucurbit vegetables (Crop Group 9)  
0.03 Tree nuts (Crop Group 14 -11) 
0.015  Fat and meat byproducts of cattle, goats, horses, a nd sheep; milk  
0.01 Meat of cattle, goats, horses, and sheep  
1 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 
(https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/consumer -product -
safety/pesticide s-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.  G/SPS/N/CAN/1127  
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] 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) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: Currently, there are no Codex MRLs listed for cyclaniliprole in 
or on any commodity a ccording to the Codex Alimentarius Pesticide Residue in Food and 
Feed website.  
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-management/public/consultations.html , PMRL2017 -
24, posted: 28 July 2017  (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) : Not applicable  
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) : 11 Octob er 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:  
Canada's Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Global Affai rs Canada  
Technical Barriers and Regulations  
111, promenade Sussex Drive, Ottawa, ON K1A 0G2  
Canada  
Tel: +(343) 203 4273  
Fax: +(613) 943 0346  
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca  G/SPS/N/CAN/1127  
 
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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 regulatory text can be downloaded at:  
https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/hc -sc/documents/services/consumer -product -
safety/pesticides -pest-management/public/consult ations/proposed -maximum -residue -
limit/2017/cyclaniliprole/pmrl2017 -24-eng.pdf  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/hc -sc/documents/services/consumer -product -
safety/pesticides -pest-management/public/consultations/proposed -maximum -residue -
limit/2017/cyclaniliprole/pmrl2017 -24-fra.pdf  (French)  
 
or requested from:  
Canada's Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Global Affairs Canada  
Technical Barriers and Regulations  
111, promenade Sussex Drive, Ottawa, ON K1A 0G2  
Canada  
Tel: +(343) 203 4273  
Fax: +(613) 943 0346  
E-mail: enquir ypoint@international.gc.ca