G/SPS/N/CAN/1010  
 
8 April 2016  
(16-1981)  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 abamectin in or on various commodities 
(ICS Codes: 65.020, 65.100, 67.040, 67.080, 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 Resi due Limit: Abamectin 
(PMRL2016-11)  Language(s): English and French  Number of pages: 9 and 11 
6. Description of content: The objective of the notified document PMRL2016-11 is to 
consult on the listed domestic and/or im port maximum residue limits (MRLs) for 
abamectin that have been proposed by the Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA). 
MRL (ppm) Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity 
0.1 Leafy vegetables (Crop Group 4)1, citrus oil 
0.09 Stone fruits (Crop Group 12) 0.05 Celeriac roots, celeriac tops 
0.03 Herbs (Crop Subgroup 19A, except chives), papayas 
0.02 Avocados, citrus fruits (Crop Group 10)
2, fruiting vegetables 
(Crop Group 8)3, undelinted cotton seeds 
0.01 Cucurbit vegetables (Crop Group 9)4, peppermint tops, pistachios, 
spearmint tops, tree nuts (Crop Group 14)5, tuberous and corm vegetables 
(Crop Subgroup 1C)6 
ppm = parts per million 
1 Proposed to replace the currently established MR Ls of 0.05 ppm in/on he ad lettuce and celery. 
2 There is currently a MRL of 0. 02 ppm established for re sidues of abamectin in/on "citrus fruits" 
and no new MRLs for this crop group are being recommended. The establis hed MRL of 0.02 ppm for 
"citrus fruits" will be replaced by specific MRLs of 0.02 ppm for each commodity listed under Crop 
Group 10 - Citrus Fruits (DIR98-02) to reflect the current terminology for these commodities. 
3 Proposed to replace the currently established MRLs of 0.01 ppm in/on tomatoes and peppers. 
4 Proposed to replace the currently established MRL of 0.005 ppm in/on cucumbers. 
5 Proposed to replace the currently established MRLs of 0.005 ppm in/on almond nuts, Black 
walnuts and English walnuts. 
6 A MRL of 0.01 ppm is currently established on potatoes which is a commodity included in this 
subgroup. 
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. G/SPS/N/CAN/1010 
 
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  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:  
[X] 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) Abamectin, 177 
[ ] 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 standard?   
[ ] Yes   [X] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: Table 2 of the PMRL document compares the MRLs proposed 
for abamectin in Canada with  corresponding Codex MRLs. 
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 , PMRL2016-11, posted : 4 April 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) : 18 June 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:  
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/part/ consultations/_pmrl2016-11/index-eng.php  
(English) 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/part/ consultations/_pmrl2016-11/index-fra.php  
(French)