. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/404 
21 December 2009  
 (09-6656) 
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 abamectin in or on potatoes (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:  Proposed Maximum Residue Limit: Abamectin 
(PMRL2009-13)  Language:  English and French  Number of pages:  4 and 5   
6. Description of content:  The objective of the notified document PMRL2009-13 is to 
consult on the listed domestic  maximum residue limit (MRL) for abamectin (including 
avermectin B 1a, avermectin B 1b and the 8,9-Z isomers), that has been proposed by the Pest 
Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA). 
MRL (ppm ) Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
0.01  Potatoes 
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 stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[ ] 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?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/CAN/404 
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   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.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pe st/part/consultati ons/index-eng.php , PMRL2009-13, 
posted: 8 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 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) :  21 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/pest/part/ consultations/_pmrl2009-13/index-eng.php  
(English) http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/par t/consultations/_pmrl2009-13/index-fra.php
 
(French)