G/SPS/N/CAN/855/Add.1
6 November 2014 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 4 November 2014, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of Canada. 
 
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 Established Maximum Residue Limits: Clothianidin 
The proposed maximum residue limit (PMRL) document for clothianidin notified in 
G/SPS/N/CAN/855 (dated 11 August 2014) was adopted on 28 October 2014. The proposed MRLs 
were established via entry into the Maximum Residue Limits Database and are provided directly below:  
MRL (ppm) Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity 
0.2 Fruiting vegetables (Crop Group 8-09) 
0.06 Cucurbit vegetables (Crop Group 9) 
ppm = parts per million 
MRLs are established 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.  
MRLs established in Canada may be found using Health Canada's Maximum Residue 
Limit Database ( http://pr-rp.hc-sc.gc.ca/mrl-lrm/index-eng.php ) on the Maximum Residue 
Limits for Pesticides webpage ( http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pe st/part/protect-proteger/food-
nourriture/mrl-lmr-eng.php ). The database allows users to search for pesticides(s) or for food 
commodity(ies). 
This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments 
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation 
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of  previously notified draft regulation 
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation 
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force 
[ ] Other:   
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified 
measure in terms of products and/or potent ially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, norm ally of at least 60 calendar days. Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for 
comments, the comment period prov ided in the addendum may vary.)  
[] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) :  G/SPS/N/CAN/855/Add.1 
 
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  Agency or authority designated to handle co mments: [ ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax nu mber and e-mail address (if available) of 
other body: 
   
Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e-mail addre ss (if available) of other body: 
The established MRLs have been provided abov e and are also accessible from the MRL webpage 
as indicated below:  
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/part/protec t-proteger/food-nourri ture/mrl-lmr-eng.php  
(English) 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/part/protec t-proteger/food-nourri ture/mrl-lmr-fra.php  
(French) 
or requested from: Canada's SPS and TBT Notification Authority and Enquiry Point 
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division 
Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development 111 Sussex Drive 
Ottawa, Ontario 
K1A 0G2 Tel: +(343) 203 4273 Fax: +(613) 943 0346 
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca  
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