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G/SPS/N/CAN/548 
12 July 2011  
 (11-3436) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English/ 
 French 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  CANADA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Pest Management Regulatory Ag ency (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 pyrimethanil in or on stone fruits (Crop Group 12-09) (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 (PMRL):  
Pyrimethanil (PMRL2011-26)  Language(s):  English and French  Number of pages:  4 
and 5 
6. Description of content:  The objective of the notified document PMRL2011-26 is to 
consult on the listed import maximum residue limit (MRL) for pyrimethanil that has been 
proposed by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA). 
MRL (ppm) Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity 
10  Stone Fruits (Crop Group 12-09) MRLs are proposed for each commodity includ ed in the listed crop grouping in accordance 
with the Residue Chemistry Crop Groups webpa ge in the Pesticides and Pest Management 
section of Health Canada's website. 
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)    G/SPS/N/CAN/548 
Page 2  
 
  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] 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 10 ppm Canadian MRL for stone fruit commodities 
differs from the Codex MRLs established for pyrimethanil in or on apricots (3 ppm), 
cherries (5 ppm), nectarines (4 ppm), peaches (4 ppm) and plums, including prunes (2 ppm).  Codex MRLs have not been es tablished for other stone fruit commodities 
included in Crop Group 12-09. 
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Health 
Canada website:  http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/part/consultations/index-eng.php , 
PMRL2011-26, posted 30 June 2011 (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 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) :  13 September 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/_pmrl2011-26/index-eng.php  
(English) 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/par t/consultations/_pmrl2011-26/index-fra.php   
(French)