G/SPS/N/CAN/1026  
 
6 June 2016  
(16-3032)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Pesticide pyraflufen-ethyl in or on various commodities 
(ICS Codes: 65.020, 65.100, 67.040, 67.060, 67.200) 
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: pyraflufen-ethyl 
(PMRL2016-25)  Language(s): English and French  Number of pages: 8 and 9  
6. Description of content: The objective of the notified document PMRL2016-25 is to 
consult on the listed domestic maximum residue limits (MRLs) for pyraflufen-ethyl that have been proposed by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA). 
MRL (ppm)
1 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity 
0.01 Legume vegetables (succulent or dried) (except dry soybeans2) (Crop 
Group 6); cereal grains (except rice, wild rice, wheat3 and field corn3) (Crop 
Group 15); rapeseed revised (Crop Subgroup 20A) 
1 ppm = parts per million 
2 Dry soybeans are excluded from this MRL action as a 0.01 ppm MRL is already 
established for the commodity. 
3 Wheat and field corn are excluded from this MRL action as a 0.01 ppm MRL is already 
established for these commodities. 
MRLs are proposed 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-prot eger/food-nourriture/rccg-gcpcr-eng.php ) 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.   
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    G/SPS/N/CAN/1026 
 
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  [ ] 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 MRLs listed for pyraflufen-ethyl 
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: www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest /part/consultations/index-
eng.php , PMRL2016-25, posted: 27 May 2016 (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) : 10 August 2016 
Agency or authority designated to hand le 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 Notifi cation 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:  
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/part/consultations/_pmrl2016-25/index-eng.php  
(English) 
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/part/consultations/_pmrl2016-25/index-fra.php  (French)