G/SPS/N/CAN/1064  
 
19 October 2016  
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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; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Pesticide clethodim in or on basil (ICS Codes: 65.020, 
65.100, 67.040, 67.220)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the ext ent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Proposed Maximum Residue Limit: Clethodim 
(PMRL2016 -54). Language(s): English and French . Number of pages: 5 and 6  
6. Descript ion of content: The objective of the notified document PMRL2016 -54 is to 
consult on the listed domestic maximum residue limits (MRLs) for clethodim that have 
been proposed by the Health Canada's Pest Manag ement Regulatory Agency (PMRA).  
MRL (ppm ) Raw Agric ultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
0.9 Dried basil leaves  
0.7 Fresh basil leaves  
ppm = parts per million  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [ ]  animal health, [ ]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or dis ease, [ ]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 187 Clethodim  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :   
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :   
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international s tandard?   
[ ] 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 clethodim in or 
on basil leaves according to the Codex Alimentarius Pesticide Residue in Food website.  G/SPS/N/CAN/1064  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
Health  Canada website: http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/cps -spc/pest/part/consultations/inde x-
eng.php , PMRL2016 -54, posted: 13 October 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 p ublication (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) : 27 December 2016  
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. 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:  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/cps -spc/pest/part/consultations/_pmrl2016 -54/index -eng.php  
(English)  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/cps -spc/pest/part/consultations/_pmrl2016 -54/index -fra.php  
(French)