. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/375 
20 January 2009  
 (09-0204) 
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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Pesticide sulfuryl fluoride in or on al monds and raisins (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, or 
[   ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Proposed Maximum Residue Limit:  Sulfuryl Fluoride 
(PMRL2009-04)  Language:  English and French  Number of pages:  6 
6. Description of content:  The objective of the notified document PMRL2009-04 is to 
consult on the listed import maximum residue lim its (MRLs) for sulfuryl fluoride that have 
been proposed by Health Canada's Pest  Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA). 
MRL (ppm)  Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
0.04  Almonds 
0.01  Raisins 
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 N°)     
[   ] None G/SPS/N/CAN/375 
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   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 MRL for almonds (0.04 ppm) differs 
from the corresponding Codex MRL of 3.0 ppm for tree nuts.  The MRL proposed for 
raisins (0.01 ppm) differs from the correspondi ng Codex MRL of 0.06 ppm for dried fruits.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   
PMRA web site: 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pes t/part/consultati ons/index-eng.php , 
 PMRL2009-04, posted:  12 January 2009 (available in English and French) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Normally within 4 to 5 months from the posting 
of the Proposed MRL document on the PMRA web site.  
Propose 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 ):  28 March 2009 
Agency or authority designated to handle 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_format s/pmra-arla/pdf/part/consultations/pmrl-
lmrp/pmrl2009-04-eng.pdf   (English) 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/alt_format s/pmra-arla/pdf/part/consultations/pmrl-
lmrp/pmrl2009-04-fra.pdf   (French)