. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/416 
13 January 2010  
 (10-0121) 
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 saflufenacil in or on various  food commodities (ICS Codes:  65.020, 
65.100, 67.060, 67.080, 67.100, 67.120, 67.200) 
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: Saflufenacil 
(PMRL2009-23)  Language:  English and French  Number of pages:  9 and 11   
6. Description of content:  The objective of the notified document PMRL2009-23 is to 
consult on the listed domestic and import maxi mum residue limits (MRLs) for saflufenacil, 
including the metabolites M800H11 and M800H35, that have been proposed by the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA). 
For saflufenacil and the metabolites M800H11 and M800H35: 
MRL (ppm
) Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
1.0  Sunflower seeds 0.03  Legume vegetables (Crop Group 6), citrus fruits (Crop Group 10-revised), 
pome fruits (Crop Group 11), stone fruits  (Crop Group 12), tree nuts (Crop 
Group 14), cereal grains (Crop group 15), grapes, undelinted cotton seeds 
For saflufenacil only: 
MRL (ppm
) Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
0.8  Liver of cattle, goats, hogs, horses and sheep 0.02  Meat byproducts (except liver) of cattle, goats, hogs, horses and sheep 
0.01  Fat and meat of cattle, goats, hogs, horses and sheep; milk 
Commodities included in each of the identif ied crop groups are listed in PMRL2009-23. G/SPS/N/CAN/416 
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  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:  
[ ] 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)    
[X] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No 
 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/consultations/index-eng.php , PMRL2009-23 
posted: 30 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) :  14 March 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/_pmrl2009-23/index-eng.php  
(English) 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/par t/consultations/_pmrl2009-23/index-fra.php  
(French)