G/SPS/N/CAN/1332/Add.1  
 
25 November 2020  
(20-8531) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 23 November 2020, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of Canada . 
 
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Established Maximum Residue Limit: Aluminum Phosphide  
The proposed maximum residue limit (PMRL) document for aluminium phosphide notified in 
G/SPS/N/CAN/1332 (dated 25 August 2020) was adopted 16 November 2020. The proposed MRL for 
phosphine (by -product of aluminium phosphide) was established via entry into the Maximum Re sidue 
Limits Database and is provided directly below:  
MRL (ppm )1  Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
0.1  Oilseeds (crop group 20) (revised)2 
1 ppm = parts per million  
2 The MRL replaces the current MRLs  of 0.1 ppm for safflower seeds, sesame seeds and sunflower seeds.  
An MRL is established for each commodity included in the listed crop groupings in accordance with 
the Residue Chemistry Crop Groups  webpage ( https://www.canada.ca/en/health -
canada/services/consumer -product -safety/pesticides -pest-management/public/protecting -your-
health -environment/pesticides -food/residue -chemistry -crop-groups.html ) in the Pesticides and Pest 
Management section of the Canada.ca website.  
MRLs established in Canada may be found using Health Canada's Maximum Resid ue Limit Database  
(http://pr -rp.hc-sc.gc.ca/mrl -lrm/index -eng.php ) on the Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticides 
webpage ( https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/consumer -product -safety/pesticides -
pest-mana gement/public/protecting -your-health -environment/pesticides -food/maximum -residue -
limits -pesticides.html ). The database allows users to search for pesticides or for food commodities.  
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:  G/SPS/N/CAN/1332/Add.1  
 
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  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 
comments 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 circulation of the addendum to the  notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) :  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other 
body:  
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 MRL has been provided above and is also accessible from the MRL webpage as indicated 
below:  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/consumer -product -safety/pesticides -pest-
management/public/protecting -your-health -environment/pesticides -food/maximum -residue -limits -
pesticides.html  (English)  
https://www.can ada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/securite -produits -consommation/pesticides -lutte-
antiparasitaire/public/proteger -votre-sante -environnement/pesticides -aliments/limites -maximales -
residus -pesticides.html  (French)  
or requested from:  
Canada's Notification Author ity and Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
Global Affairs Canada  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2; Canada  
Tel: +(343) 203 4273  
Fax: +(613) 943 0346  
E-mail: enquirypoint@ international.gc.ca   
 
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