G/SPS/N/CAN/1002/Add.1  
 
8 July 2016  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 7 July 2016, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Canada. 
 
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 Established Maximum Residue Limit: Imazapyr 
The proposed maximum residu e limit (PMRL) document for imazapyr notified in 
G/SPS/N/CAN/1002 (dated 1 April 2016) was adopted 27 June 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 
0.3 Kidney of cattle, goats, horses, and sheep1 
ppm = parts per million 
1 The 0.05 ppm MRL currently established for meat byproducts of cattle, goats, horses and sheep will be 
revised to exclude kidney to accommodate the distin ct kidney MRL. The 0.05 ppm MRL established for hog 
meat by-products remains unchanged. 
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:   
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 G/SPS/N/CAN/1002/Add.1 
 
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  Agency or authority designated to handle co mments: [ ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax nu mber and e-mail address (if available) of 
other body: 
   
Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notificati on Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e-mail addre ss (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/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: 
Canada's SPS and TBT Notification Authority and Enquiry Point 
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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