G/SPS/N/CAN/1089  
 
15 December 2016  
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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 specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Pesticide myclobutanil in  or on various commodities 
(ICS Codes: 65.020, 65.100, 67.040, 67.060)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be aff ected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Proposed Maximum Residue Limit: Myclobutanil 
(PMRL2016 -74). Language(s): English and French . Number of pages: 7 
6. Description of content: The objective of the notified document PMRL2016 -74 is to 
consult on the listed domestic maximum residue limits (MRLs) for myclobutanil that have 
been proposed by the Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).  
MRL (ppm ) Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
0.1 Grain lupin, dry kidney beans, dry lima beans, dry navy beans, dry pink 
beans, dry pinto beans, dry tepary beans, dry beans, dry adzuki beans, dry 
blackeyed peas, dry catjang seeds, dr y cowpea seeds, dry moth beans, dry 
mung beans, dry rice beans, dry southern peas, dry urd beans, dry broad 
beans, dry guar seed, dry lablab beans  
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 Co dex 
standard or related text) : 181 Myclobutanil  
[ ] 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 propos ed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [X] No  G/SPS/N/CAN/1089  
 
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  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: Table 2 of the PMRL document compares the  MRLs proposed 
for myclobutanil  in Canada  with corresponding Codex MRLs.  
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 , PMRL2016 -74, posted: 12 December 2016  (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 day s from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 25 February 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/_pmrl2016 -74/index -eng.php  
(English)  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/cps -spc/pest/part/consultations/_pmrl2016 -74/index -fra.php  
(French)