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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/251 
5 August 2005 
 (05-3526) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English/ 
 French 
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   CANADA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:   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):  Pyrimethanil (ICS: 65.100.30, 67.080) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Not 
stated  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:    
Interim Marketing Authorization Regarding the Use of Pyrimethanil in Apples, Pears, 
Potatoes and Strawberries (available in  English and French, pages 2608-2609). 
6. Description of content:   
The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (P MRA) of Health Canada has recently 
approved an application for the registration of pyrimethanil as a fungicide for the control of 
apple scab, botrytis bunch rot, botrytis cinerea, early blight and pear scab on apples, pears, 
potatoes and strawberries.  The PMRA has also been requested to establish Maximum 
Residue Limits (MRLs) for residues of pyrime thanil and its metabolites in apples, pears, 
potatoes and strawberries, in order to permit the sale of food containing these residues.  
After the review of all available data, the PMRA has determined that MRLs for 
pyrimethanil, including its metabolites, of 2.5 p. p.m. in strawberries, 0.6 p.p.m. in apples, 
0.2 p.p.m. in pears and 0.05 p.p.m. in pota toes would not pose an unacceptable health risk 
to the public.  
The use of pyrimethanil on apples, pears, potatoes and strawberries will provide joint 
benefits to consumers and to the agricultur al industry as a result of improved management 
of pests. In addition, this proposed regul atory amendment will contribute to a safe, 
abundant and affordable food supply by allowing the importation and sale of food 
commodities containing acceptable levels of pesticide residues.  
Therefore, it is the intention of the PMRA to recommend that the Food and Drug 
Regulations be amended to establish MRLs for pyri methanil, including its metabolites, of 
2.5 p.p.m. in strawberries, 0.6 p.p.m. in apples, 0.2 p.p.m. in pears and 0.05 p.p.m. in 
potatoes.  
As a means to improve the responsiveness of the regulatory system, an Interim Marketing 
Authorization (IMA) is being issued to perm it the immediate sale of strawberries, apples, 
pears and potatoes with MRLs for pyrimethanil, including its metabolites, of 2.5 p.p.m., 0.6 p.p.m., 0.2 p.p.m. and 0.05 p.p.m. respectiv ely, while the regulatory process is undertaken G/SPS/N/CAN/251 
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 to formally amend the Regulations.  A revision to this notification will be published at the 
start of the amendment process and Members will be given the opportunity at that time to submit comments on this proposed measure. 
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. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  Canada Gazette, 
Part I, 30 July 2005 (available  in English and French). 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Immediate for this IMA.  For the final regulation, will be stated 
in subsequent Revision or A ddendum to this notification. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   Immediate for this IMA.  For the final regulation, will 
be stated in subsequent Revision or  Addendum to this notification. 
12. Final date for comments:  This document is not for comment at this time.  A comment 
period will be provided in a Re vision of this notification. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:    
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
The electronic version of the regulat ory text can be downloaded at:  
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partI/2005/20050730/pdf/g1-13931.pdf