G/SPS/N/CAN/660  
 
22 March 2013  
(13-1582)  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 Ag ency (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 fluazifop-butyl in or on milk and potatoes 
(ICS Codes: 65.020, 65.100, 67.040, 67.100) 
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: Fluazifop-butyl 
(PMRL2013-05)  Language(s):  English and French  Number of pages:  4 
6. Description of content:  The objective of the notified document PMRL2013-05 is to 
consult on the listed domestic maximum residue limits (MRLs) for fluazifop-butyl (calculated as acid) that have been proposed by the Health Canada's Pest Management 
Regulatory Agency (PMRA). 
MRL (ppm) Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity 
4.0 Potato flakes, potato granules 
2.0 Potato chips 
1.0 Potatoes 0.05 Milk
a 
ppm = parts per million 
a This action revises the established Canadian MRL of 0.01 ppm for milk to accommodate 
a reduction in the PHI from 90 to 45 days. 
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/660 
 
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8. Is there a relevant international st andard?  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   [X] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible,  how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  Currently, there are no Codex MR Ls listed for fluazifop-butyl 
in or on any commodity according to the Codex Alimentarius Pesticide Residue 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/pe st/part/consultations/index-
eng.php ", PMRL2013-05, posted: 18 March 2013 (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 adopted. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  1 June 2013 
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. Texts 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/_pmrl2013-05/index-eng.php  
(English) 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/part/ consultations/_pmrl2013-05/index-fra.php  
(French)