. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/531 
31 May 2011  
 (11-2728) 
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 pyraclostrobin in or on th e sunflower subgroup (Crop Subgroup 
20B) and condiment type mustard seeds (ICS Codes:  65.020, 65.100, 67.200, 67.220) 
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 (PMRL):  
Pyraclostrobin (PMRL2011-14)  Language(s):  English and French  Number of pages:  5 
6. Description of content:  The objective of the notified document PMRL2011-14 is to 
consult on the listed domestic  maximum resi due limits (MRLs) for pyraclostrobin that 
have been proposed by the Pest Management  Regulatory Agency (PMRA), Health Canada. 
MRL (ppm ) Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
0.45  Calendula seeds, evening primro se seeds, jojoba seeds, mustard seeds 
(condiment type), niger seed seeds, safflower seeds, sunflower seeds*, 
tallowwood seeds, tea oil plant seeds  
*The 0.45 ppm MRL for sunflower subgroup commodities is proposed to replace the 
0.3 ppm MRL currently established in Canada for sunflower seeds. 
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)    G/SPS/N/CAN/531 
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  [ ] 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 0.45 ppm Canadian MRL for pyraclostrobin in or 
on sunflower seeds differs from the correspondi ng 0.3 ppm Codex MRL. Note that Codex 
MRLs have not been established for any other commodity included under this MRL action. 
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Health 
Canada web site:  http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/part/consultations/index-eng.php , 
PMRL2011-14, posted 25 May 2011 (ava ilable 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 documen t on the Health Canada 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) :  8 August 2011 
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/_pmrl2011-14/index-eng.php  
(English) http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/par t/consultations/_pmrl2011-14/index-fra.php
 
(French)