G/SPS/N/CAN/1237  
 
13 February 2019  
(19-0828) 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 difenoconazole in or on cranberries (ICS Codes: 65.020, 
65.100, 67.040, 67.0 80) 
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: Difenoconazole 
(PMRL2019 -03). Language(s): English and French.  Number of pages: 5 
6. Description of content: The objective of the notified document PMRL2019 -03 is to 
consult on the listed maximum residue limit (MRL) for difenoconazole that has been 
proposed by Health Canada's Pest Ma nagement Regulatory Agency (PMRA).  
MRL (ppm)1 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
0.6 Cranberries  
1 ppm = parts per million  
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 Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 224 Difenoconazole  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation co nform 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 difenoconazole in 
or on cranberries on the Codex Alim entarius Pesticide Index webpage.  G/SPS/N/CAN/1237  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
Health  Canada website: https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/consumer -
product -safety/pesticides -pest-management/public /consultations.html , PMRL2019 -03, 
posted: 7 February 2019  (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) : 23 April 2019  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if ava ilable) 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/serv ices/consumer -product -safety/pesticides -
pest-management/public/consultations/proposed -maximum -residue -
limit/2019/difenoconazole/document.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/san te-canada/services/securite -produits -
consommation/pesticides -lutte-antiparasitaire/public/consultations/limites -maximales -
residus -proposees/2019/difenoconazole/document.html  (French)  
 
or requested from:  
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Ottawa, Ontario  
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Tel: +(343) 203 4273  
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