G/SPS/N/CAN/1194  
 
22 August 2018  
(18-5297) 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; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Pesticide fludioxonil in or on mangoes (ICS Codes: 65.020, 65.100, 
67.040, 67.080)  
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: Fludioxonil 
(PMRL2018 -29). Language(s): English and French.  Number of pages: 5 
6. Description of content: The objective of the notified document PMRL2018 -29 is to 
consult on the listed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for fludioxonil that have been 
proposed by Health Canada's Pest Management Regul atory Agency (PMRA).   
MRL (ppm )1 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
2.02 Mangoes  
1 ppm = parts per million  
2 This MRL is proposed to replace the currently established MRL of 0.45 ppm for mangoes.  
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 standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alime ntarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : (211 Fludioxonil)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Conve ntion (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/CAN/1194  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: Health 
Canada website: https://w ww.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/consumer -product -
safety/pesticides -pest-management/public/consultations.html , PMRL2018 -29, posted: 21 
August 2018  (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) : 4 November 2018  
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:   
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/consumer -product -safety/pesticides -
pest-management/public/consultations/proposed -maximum -residue -limit/2018/pmrl2018 -
29-fludioxonil/document.html  (English)   
https://www.canada.ca/fr/ sante -canada/services/securite -produits -
consommation/pesticides -lutte-antiparasitaire/public/consultations/limites -maximales -
residus -proposees/2018/pmrl2018 -29-fludioxonil/document.html  (French)  
 
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