. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/358 
3 December 2008  
 (08-5903) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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 dimethenamid in or on peanuts (ICS Codes: 65.020, 65.100, 
67.080) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ X ] All trading partners, or 
[   ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Proposed Maximum Residue Limit: Dimethenamid 
(PMRL2008-35)  Language:  English and French  Number of pages:  4   
6. Description of content:  The objective of the notified document PMRL2008-35 is to 
consult on the listed domestic maximum residue  limit (MRL) for dimethenamid that has 
been proposed by the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA). 
MRL (ppm ) Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
0.01  Peanuts 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other damage from pests.    G/SPS/N/CAN/358 
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  8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  The proposed Canadian MRL is consistent with the 0.01 ppm 
Codex MRL established for dimethenamid-P in or on peanuts. 
[   ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)     
[   ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM N°)     
[   ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ X ] Yes   [   ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  PMRA web 
site:  http://www.pmra-arla.gc.ca/english/pubs/pmrl-e.html , PMRL2008-35, posted: 
21 November 2008 (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 PMRA web site.  
Propose 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 days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ):  4 February 2009 
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. Texts 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.pmra-arla.gc.ca/eng lish/pdf/pmrl/pmrl2008-35-eng.pdf  (English) 
http://www.pmra-arla.gc.ca/francais/pdf/pmrl/pmrl2008-35-fra.pdf  (French)