G/SPS/N/CAN/1308  
 
8 June 2020  
(20-4057) Page: 1/2 
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 azoxystrobin in or on various commodities (ICS: 65.020, 
65.100, 67.040, 67.080)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected,  to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Proposed Maximum Residue Limit: Azoxystrobin 
(PMRL2020 -05). Language(s):  English and French . Number of pages:  5 
6. Description of content:  The objective of the notified document PMRL2020 -05 is to 
consult on the listed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for azoxystrobin that have been 
proposed by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).  
MRL(ppm )1  Raw Agricu ltural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity2 
10  Bearberries, bilberries, cloudberries, lingonberries3, lowbush 
blueberries3, muntries, and partridgeberries  
1ppm = parts per million  
2Strawberries are excluded from this MRL action as an MRL of 10 ppm is already established for this 
commodity.  
3Proposed to replace the MRL of 3 ppm currently established for azoxystrobin in/on these 
commodities.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans f rom animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/CAN/1308  
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 229 Azoxystrobin  
[ ] 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 proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
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 azoxystrobin in Canada wit h corresponding Codex MRLs.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Health 
Canada website:  https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/consumer -product -
safety/pesticides -pest-management/public /consultations.html , PMRL2020 -05, posted : 
3 June 2020 (available in English and French)   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Normally within 4 to 5 months from the 
posting of the Proposed MRL document on the Health Canada web site.  
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 days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 17 August 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if av ailable) 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:  
https://www.canada.ca/en/healt h-canada/services/consumer -product -safety/pesticides -
pest-management/public/consultations/proposed -maximum -residue -
limit/2020/azoxystrobin/document.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sant e-canada/services/securite -produits -
consommation/pesticides -lutte-antiparasitaire/public/consultations/limites -maximales -
residus -proposees/2020/azoxystrobine/document.html  (French)  
 
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