G/SPS/N/CAN/717  
 
13 August 2013  
(13-4324)  Page: 1/3  
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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Pesticide trifloxystrobin in or on various commodities 
(ICS Codes: 65.020, 65.100, 67.040) 
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: Trifloxystrobin 
(PMRL2013-56)  Language(s): English and French  Number of pages: 5 
6. Description of content: The objective of the notified document PMRL2013-56 is to 
consult on the listed domestic maximum residue limits (MRLs) for trifloxystrobin including the acid metabolite CGA-321113 that have been proposed by Health Canada's 
Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA). 
MRL (ppm) Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity 
10 Radish tops 
3.5 Leaf petioles subgroup (Crop Subgroup 4B) 
1.1 Strawberries 
0.1a Root vegetables (Crop Subgroup 1B, except sugar beet); fat, meat and 
meat by-products of cattle, goats, horses and sheep 
0.07 Asparagus 0.05 Peanuts 
a Proposed to replace the currently establishe d 0.04 ppm MRL for the fat, meat and meat by-
products of cattle, goat s, horses and sheep. 
ppm = parts per million 
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-prot eger/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 humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/CAN/717 
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] 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)    
[ ] 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: The residue definition in Canada for enforcement of 
trifloxystrobin in plant commodities is different from that established by Codex. In Canada, the residue definition for enforcement in plant commodities is trifloxystrobin 
and the acid metabolite CGA-321113, expressed as trifloxystrobin. Codex has 
established the residue definition for enforcement as trifloxystrobin in plant commodities. 
The table below compares the MRLs for trifloxystrobin in Canada with corresponding 
established Codex MRLs. 
 Food Commodity Canadian MRL Codex MRL 
 (ppm) (ppm) Radish Tops 10 No MRL established Leaf Petioles (Crop Subgroup 4B) 3.5 1 (celery) Strawberries 1.1 0.2 
Fat of cattle, goats, horses and 0.1
a No MRL established 
sheep 
Meat of cattle, goats, horses 0.1a 0.05 
and sheep 
Meat by-products of cattle, goats, 0.1a 0.05 (liver) 
horses and sheep  and 0.04 (kidney) 
Root Vegetables (Crop Subgroup 1B, 0.1 0.1 (carrot) 
Except Sugar Beet) 
Asparagus 0.07 No MRL established Peanuts 0.05 0.02 
a Proposed to replace the currently establishe d 0.04 ppm MRL for the fat, meat and meat by-
products of cattle, go ats, horses and sheep.  
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: Health 
Canada website: " http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pe st/part/consultations/index-
eng.php ", PMRL2013-56, posted: 7 August 2013 (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   G/SPS/N/CAN/717 
 
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  12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 21 October 2013 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Notifi cation 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/_pmrl2013-56/index-eng.php  
(English) 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/part/ consultations/_pmrl2013-56/index-fra.php  
(French)