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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/411 
22 December 2009  
 (09-6671) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Pesticide boscalid in or on bushberries, caneberries, fruiting vegetables and 
cucumbers (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   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Limites maximales de résidus (LMR) proposées:  
Boscalid (PMRL2009-20)  Language:  English and French  Number of pages:  7 
6. Description of content:  The objective of the notified document PMRL2009-20 is to 
consult on the listed domestic maximum residue limits (MRLs) for boscalid that have been 
proposed by the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA). 
MRL (ppm ) Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
11  Lowbush blueberries 
6.0  Caneberries (Crop Subgroup 13A) , bushberries (Crop Subgroup 13B, 
except lowbush blueberries) 
1.4  Fruiting vegetables (Crop Group 8) 0.5  Chinese cucumbers, cucumbers 
Commodities included in each of the identified crop groupings are listed in PMRL2009-20, 
Appendix I. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international standa rd?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
 or related text)   G/SPS/N/CAN/411 
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   [ ] 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:  The proposed Canadian MRLs for boscalid in or on bushberries 
and caneberries differ from the 10 ppm MRL est ablished by Codex for berries and other 
small fruits. Codex MRLs are not established for fruiting vegetables, Chinese cucumbers 
and cucumbers. 
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  PMRA 
website:  http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pes t/part/consultations/index-eng.php , 
PMRL2009-20, posted:  11 December 2009 (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 website. 
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) :  24 February 2010 
Agency or authority designated to handl e 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.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/alt_form ats/pdf/pest/part/consultations/_pmrl2009-
20/pmrl2009-20-eng.pdf  (English) 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/alt_form ats/pdf/pest/part/consultations/_pmrl2009-
20/pmrl2009-20-fra.pdf  (French)