G/SPS/N/CAN/655/Add.1  
 
30 May 2013  
(13-2835)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 29 May 2013, is being circulated at the request 
of the Delegation of Canada. 
 
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 Established Maximum Residue Limit: Clopyralid 
The proposed maximum residue limit (PMRL) document for clopyralid notified in G/SPS/N/CAN/655 
(dated 27 February 2013) was adopted 22 May 2013. 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 Sugar beet molasses  
5.0 Hops, mustard greens, spinach 4.0 Cranberries, turnip tops, garden beet roots 
3.0 Barley
1, flaxseed1, garden beet tops, mustard seeds (oilseed type), oats1, rapeseed 
(canola), peppermint tops, spearmint tops, wheat1 
2.0 Head and Stem Brassica1 (Crop Subgroup 5A), sugar beet roots 
1.5 Dried prune plums 
1.0 Field corn, popcorn grain, sweet corn kernels plus cob with husks removed, Turnip 
roots 
0.5 Stone fruits (Crop Group 12-09) 
ppm = parts per million 
1 The proposed MRLs for crops of Crop Group 5A, barley , oats, wheat, and flaxseed will replace the established 
MRLs on these commodities, in order to accommodate import commodities. 
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. 
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 (" http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pe st/part/protect- proteger/food-
nourriture/mrl-lmr-eng.php "). The database allows users to search for pesticides(s) or for food 
commodity(ies). 
This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments 
[X] Notification of adoption, publication 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:    G/SPS/N/CAN/655/Add.1 
 
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  Comment period:  (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified 
measure in terms of products and/or potent ially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, norm ally of at least 60 calendar days.  Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of or iginally 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 comme nts:  [ ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of 
other body: 
   
Text available from:  [ ] National Notificati on Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail addre ss (if available) of other body: 
The established MRLs have been provided above and are also accessible from the MRL webpage as 
indicated below:  
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/part/protec t-proteger/food-nourri ture/mrl-lmr-eng.php  
(English) 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/part/protec t-proteger/food-nourri ture/mrl-lmr-fra.php  
(French) 
 or requested from: 
Canadian Enquiry Point 
Standards Council of Canada 200-270 Albert Street 
Ottawa, Ontario 
K1P 6N7 Tel: +(613) 238 3222 
Fax: +(613) 569 7808 
E-mail: enquirypoint@scc.ca 
 
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