G/SPS/N/CAN/1047  
 
8 August  2016 
(16-4233) 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 spiromesifen in  or on various commodities 
(ICS Codes: 65.020, 65.100, 67.040, 67.060, 67.080, 67.100, 67.120)  
4. Regions or co untries 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: Spiromesifen 
(PMRL2016 -39)  Language(s): English and F rench   Number of pages: 8 
6. Description of content: The objective of the notified document PMRL2016 -39 is to 
consult on the listed domestic maximum residue limits (MRLs) for spiromesifen that have 
been proposed by Health Canada's Pest Management Regula tory Agency (PMRA).  
MRL (ppm )1 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
20 Leafy vegetables (Crop Group 4 -13)2, mint tops  
8.0 Leaf petioles vegetables (Crop Subgroup 22B)  
4.0 Brassica  head and stem vegetable group (Crop Group 5 -13)3 
2.0 Low growing berries (Crop Subgroup 13 -07G)4 
0.9 Sorghum  
0.8 Fruiting vegetables (Crop Subgroup 8 -09) 
0.15 Meat by -products of cattle, goats, hogs, horses and sheep5, wheat bran, 
wheat germ  
0.08 Dried shelled pea and bean, except soybean (Crop Subgroup 6C)6 
0.06 Wheat  
0.03 Fat of hogs, meat of cattle, goats, hogs, horses and sheep7 
0.02 Milk8, popcorn grain, sweet corn kernels plus cob with husks removed  
1 ppm = parts per million  
2 This MRL is to replace the current established MRL on CSG 4A.  The new proposed  MRL is to be 
extended to all crops within CG 4 -13. 
3 This MRL is to replace the current established MRLs on CSG 5A and 5B.  The new proposed MRL is 
to be extended to all crops within CG 5 -13. 
4 This MRL was previously established for strawberry alone.  Th e MRL will be extended to the whole 
CSG 13 -07G.   
5 This MRL is to replace the current established MRL of 0.05 ppm on meat byproducts of cattle, 
goats, horses and sheep.  
6 This MRL is to replace the current established MRL of 0.02 ppm on dry shelled beans.   The new 
proposed MRL is to be extended to all crops within CSG 6C.  
7 This MRL is to replace the current established MRL of 0.01 ppm on meat of cattle, goats, horses 
and sheep.  
8 This MRL is to replace the current established MRL of 0.01 ppm on milk.  G/SPS/N/CAN/1047  
 
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  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.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [ ]  animal health, [ ]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect hu mans 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:  
[ ] 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 relev ant 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 spiromesifen in 
or on any commodity according to the Codex Alimentariu s Pesticide Residue in Food and 
Feed website.  
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/index -
eng.php , PMRL2016 -39, posted: 4 August 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 Cana da 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 October 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 -39/index -eng.php  
(English)  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/cps -spc/pest/part/consultations/_pmrl2016 -39/index -fra.php  
(French)