G/SPS/N/CAN/711  
 
25 July 2013  
(13-3977)  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 pendimethalin in or on dry adzuki beans, dry 
beans, dry blackeyed peas, dry broad beans, dry catjang seed, dry chickpeas, dry cowpea seed, dry guar seed, dry kidney beans, dry lablab beans, dry lentils, dry lima 
beans, dry moth beans, dry mung beans, dry navy beans, dry pink beans, dry pinto 
beans, dry rice beans, dry southern peas, dry tepary beans, dry urd beans, edible-podded jackbeans, edible-p odded moth beans, edible-p odded runner beans, edible-
podded snap beans, edible-podded soybeans, edible-podded sword beans, edible-podded 
wax beans, edible-podded yardlong beans, grain lupin, succulent shelled blackeyed peas, succulent shelled broad beans, succulent  shelled cowpeas, succulent shelled lima 
beans, and succulent shelled southern peas (ICS Codes: 65.020, 65.100, 67.060) 
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 Residu e Limit: Pendimethalin 
(PMRL2013-49)  Language(s): English and French  Number of pages: 7 
6. Description of content: The objective of the notified document PMRL2013-49 is to 
consult on the listed domestic maximum residue limits (MRLs) for pendimethalin 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 Dry adzuki beans, dry beans, dry blackeyed peas, dry broad beans, dry 
catjang seed, dry chickpeas, dry cowpea seed, dry guar seed, dry kidney beans, dry lablab beans, dry lentils, dry lima beans, dry moth beans, dry 
mung beans, dry navy beans, dry pink beans, dry pinto beans, dry rice 
beans, dry southern peas, dry tepary beans, dry urd beans, edible-podded jackbeans, edible-podded moth beans, edible-podded runner beans, 
edible-podded snap beans, edible-podded soybeans, edible-podded sword 
beans, edible-podded wax beans, edible-podded yardlong beans, grain lupin, succulent shelled blackeyed peas, succulent shelled broad beans, succulent shelled cowpeas, succulent shelled lima beans, and succulent 
shelled southern peas 
ppm = parts per million  G/SPS/N/CAN/711 
 
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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:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] 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 pendimethalin 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: " http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pe st/part/consultations/index-
eng.php ", PMRL2013-49, posted: 18 July 2013 (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) : 1 October 2013 
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. Texts 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/_pmrl2013-49/index-eng.php  
(English) 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/part/ consultations/_pmrl2013-49/index-fra.php  
(French)