. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/468 
21 September 2010  
 (10-4766) 
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 paraformaldehyde in maple syrup  (ICS Codes:  65.020, 65.100, 
67.180) 
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): 
Paraformaldehyde (PMRL2010-55)  Language:  English and French  Number of pages:  4 
6. Description of content:  The objective of the notified document PMRL2010-55 is to 
consult on the revocation of the currently  established 2.0 ppm maximum residue limit 
(MRL) for paraformaldehyde in maple syru p that has been proposed by the Pest 
Management Regulatory Agency  (PMRA),  Health Canada. 
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:    G/SPS/N/CAN/468 
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  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
, 
PMRL2010-55, posted 25 August 2010 (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 document on the Health Canada 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) :  8 November 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/_pmrl2010-55/index-eng.php  
(English) http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/par t/consultations/_pmrl2010-55/index-fra.php
 
(French)