G/SPS/N/CAN/821/Add.1  
 
25 August 2014  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 22 August 2014, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Canada. 
 
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 Established Maximum Residue Limit: Flubendiamide 
The proposed maximum residue limit (PMRL) document for flubendiamide notified in 
G/SPS/N/CAN/821 (dated 4 June 2014) was adopted 18 August 2014. The proposed MRLs, 
established via entry into the Maximum Residue Limits Database, are provided directly below and are legally in effect as of the publication date in the MRL Database. 
MRL (ppm) Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity 
30 Leafy Brassica  greens (Crop Subgroup 5B) 
15 Spinach 
9.0 Leafy vegetables (except Brassica ) (Crop Group 4) except spinach 
4.0 Head and stem Brassica  (Crop Subgroup 5A) 
2.0 Stone fruits (Crop Group 12-09), Small fruit vine climbing except fuzzy kiwifruit 
(Crop Subgroup 13-07F) 
0.8 Pome fruits (Crop Group 11-09), dried tomatoes 
0.4 Fruiting vegetables (Crop Group 8-09) 0.2 Cucurbit vegetables (Crop Group 9) 
0.1 Tree nuts (Crop Group 14-11)   
0.03 Field corn 0.02 Popcorn grain 
0.01 Sweet corn kernels plus cob with husks removed 
ppm = parts per million 
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-
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/pe st/part/protect-proteger/food-
nourriture/mrl-lmr-eng.php ). The database allows users to search for pesticides(s) or for food 
commodity(ies). G/SPS/N/CAN/821/Add.1 
 
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  This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments 
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation 
[ ] Modification 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:   
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified 
measure in terms of products and/or potent ially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, norm ally of at least 60 calendar days. Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of or iginally announced 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 co mments: [ ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax nu mber and e-mail address (if available) of 
other body: 
   
Text available from: [ ] National Notificati on Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e-mail addre ss (if available) of other body: 
The established 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/protec t-proteger/food-nourri ture/mrl-lmr-eng.php  
(English) 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/part/protec t-proteger/food-nourri ture/mrl-lmr-fra.php  
(French) 
 
or requested from: 
Canada's SPS and TBT Notification Authority and Enquiry Point Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada Technical Barriers and Regulations Division (TIB) 
111 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, ON  K1A 0G2 
Canada Tel: +(343) 203 4273 
Fax: +(613) 943 0346 
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca  
 
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