G/SPS/N/CAN/1115/Add.1  
 
14 August 2017  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 14 August 2017, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Canada . 
 
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Established Maximum Residue Limit: Isofetamid  
The proposed maximum residue limit (PMRL) docum ent for isofetamid notified in 
G/SPS/N/CAN/1115 (dated 16 May 2017) was adopted 9 August 2017. The proposed MRLs were 
established via entry into the Maximum Residue Limits Database and are provided directly below:  
MRL (ppm ) Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC)  and/or Processed Commodity  
10 Small fruits vine climbing, except grape (crop subgroup 13 -07E)1 
5.0 Bushberries (crop subgroup13 -07B) 
4.0 Cherries (crop subgroup 12 -09A); peaches (crop subgroup 12 -09B); caneberries 
(crop subgroup 13 -07A) 
1.5 Dried prune pl ums 
0.8 Plums (crop subgroup 12 -09C) 
0.6 Apples; edible -podded legume vegetables (crop subgroup 6A, except pea 
(Pisum  spp.), including dwarf pea, edible -podded pea, snow pea, sugar snap pea, 
and pigeon pea)  
0.04 Dried shelled pea and bean, except soybean ( crop subgroup 6C); succulent shelled 
pea and bean (crop subgroup 6B)  
0.01 Fat, meat and meat byproducts of cattle, goats, hogs horses, and sheep; Milk  
ppm = parts per million  
1 The proposed MRL of 10 ppm for CG 13 -07E will replace the currently established  MRL of 3.0 for 
gooseberries.  
MRLs are established for each commodity included in the listed crop groupings in accordance with 
the Residue Chemistry Crop Groups  webpage ( https://www.canada.ca/en/health -
canada/services/consumer -product -safety/pesticides -pest-management/public/protecting -your-
health-environment/pesticides -food/residue -chemistry -crop-groups.html ) 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 ( https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/consumer -product -
safety/pesticides -pest-management/public/protecting -your-health -environment/pesticides -
food/maximum -residue -limits -pesticides.html ). The database allows users to search for 
pesticides(s) or for food commodity(ies).  G/SPS/N/CAN/1115/Add.1  
 
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  This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notification of adoption, p ublication 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 potentially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of originally 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 comments: [  ] National Notification Authority, 
[X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of 
other body:  
Canada's SPS and TBT Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Technic al Barriers and Regulations Division  
Global Affairs Canada  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, Ontario  
K1A 0G2  
Tel: +(343) 203 4273  
Fax: +(613) 943 0346  
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca   
Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X] Nation al Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
The specified MRLs have been provided above and are also accessible from the MRL webpage as 
indicated below:  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/consumer -product -safety/pesticides -pest-
management/publi c/protecting -your-health -environment/pesticides -food/maximum -residue -limits -
pesticides.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/securite -produits -consommation/pesticides -lutte-
antiparasitaire/public/proteger -votre-sante -environnement/pesticides -aliments/lim ites-maximales -
residus -pesticides.html  (French)  
or requested from:  
Canada's SPS and TBT Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
Global Affairs Canada  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, Ontario  
K1A 0G2  
Tel: + (343) 203 42 73 
Fax: +(613) 943 0346  
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca   
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