G/SPS/N/CAN/1042/Add.1  
 
14 October 2016  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Origina l: English/French  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 13 October 2016, 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) docu ment for clopyralid notified in 
G/SPS/N/CAN/1042 (dated 18 July 2016) was adopted 11 October 2016. 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  
1.5 Kidney of cattle, goats, horses, and sheep1 
0.09 Meat by -products (except kidney) of cattle, goats, horses, and sheep2 
0.015  Milk3 
ppm = parts per million  
1 Replaces the currently established MRLs of 0.36 ppm in these c ommodities.  
2 Replaces the currently established MRLs of 0.05 ppm in meat by -products of cattle,  goats, horses, and sheep.  
3 Replaces the currently established MRL of 0.01 ppm in this commodity.  
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/pest/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 pro posed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[ ] Other:   
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified 
measure in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of com ments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, 
the comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulati on of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  G/SPS/N/CAN/1042/Add.1  
 
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  Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ]  National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of 
other bod y: 
   
Text(s) available from: [ ]  National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
The specified 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/protect -proteger/food -nourriture/mrl -lmr-eng.php  
(English)  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/cps -spc/pest/part/protect -proteger/food -nourriture/mrl -lmr-fra.php  
(French)  
 
or requested from:  
Canada's SPS and TBT Notification Authority and Enquiry Poi nt 
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
Global Affairs Canada  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, Ontario  
K1A 0G2  
Tel: +(343) 203 4273  
Fax: +(613) 943 0346  
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca  
 
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