G/SPS/N/CAN/1081/Add.1  
 
20 February 2017  
(17-0988) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 17 February 2017, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of Canada . 
 
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Established Maximum Residue Limit: Quinoxyfen  
The proposed maximum residue limit (PMRL) doc ument for quinoxyfen notified in 
G/SPS/N/CAN/1081 (dated 23 November 2016) was adopted 14 February 2017. The proposed 
MRLs were established via entry into the Maximum Residue Limits Database and are provided 
directly below:  
MRL (ppm )1 Raw Agricultural Com modity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
2.0 Small fruits vine climbing, except fuzzy kiwifruit (CSG 13 -07F)2 
1.7 Fruiting vegetables (CG8 -09) 
1.0 Low growing berries (CSG 13 -07G)3 
1 ppm = parts per million  
2 The proposed MRL of 2.0 ppm for CSG 13 -07F repla ces the currently established MRL of 0.5 for grapes.  
3 The proposed MRL of 1.0 ppm for CSG 13 -07G replaces the currently established MRL of 0.9 for strawberries.  
MRLs are established for each commodity included in the listed crop groupings in accordance wi th 
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/pest/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  
[ ] Modif ication 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:   G/SPS/N/CAN/1081/Add.1  
 
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  Comment period: (If the addendum extends the sco pe of the previously notified 
measure in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of originally ann ounced final date for comments, 
the comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number 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 address (if available) of other body:  
The specified MRLs have been provided above and are also accessible from the MRL webpage as 
indicated below:  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/cps -spc/pest/part/protect -proteger/food -nourriture/mrl -lmr-eng.php  
(English)  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/cps -spc/pest/part/protect -proteger/food -nourriture/mrl -lmr-fra.php  
(French)  
 
or requested from:  
Canada's SPS and TBT Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
Global Affairs Canada  
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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