G/SPS/N/CAN/1115  
 
16 May 2017  
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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 s pecified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Pesticide isofetamid in  or on various commodities 
(ICS Codes: 65.020, 65.100, 67.040, 67.060, 67.080, 67.100, 67.120)  
4. Regions or count ries 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: Isofetamid 
(PMRL2017 -15). Language(s): English and French . Number of pages: 8 
6. Description of content: The objective of the notified document PMRL2017 -15 is to 
consult on the listed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for isofetamid that have been 
proposed by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).  
MRL (ppm )1 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
10 Small fruits vine climbing, except grape (crop subgroup 13 -07E)2 
5.0 Bushberries (crop subgroup13 -07B) 
4.0 Cherries (crop subgroup 12 -09A); peaches (crop subgroup 12 -09B); 
caneberrie s (crop subgroup 13 -07A) 
1.5 Dried prune plums  
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, goat s, hogs horses, and sheep; 
milk 
1 ppm = parts per million  
2 The proposed MRL of 10 ppm for CG 13-07E will replace the currently established MRL of 3.0 for 
gooseberries.  
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 ratio nale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/CAN/1 115 
 
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  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 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 list ed for isofetamid in or 
on any commodity according to the Codex Alimentarius 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 , PMRL2017 -15, posted: 11 May 2017  (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 me asure 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) : 25 July 2017  
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/_pmrl2017 -15/index -eng.php  
(English)  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/cps -spc/pest/part/consultations/_pmrl2017 -15/index -fra.php  
(French)