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G/SPS/N/CAN/552 
22 July 2011  
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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 Propamocarb hydrochloride in or on cucurbit vegetables (Crop 
Group 9), bell peppers and tomatoes (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: Propamocarb 
Hydrochloride (PMRL2011-29)  Language(s):  English and French  Number of pages:  5 
and 7 
6. Description of content:  The objective of the notified document PMRL2011-29 is to 
consult on the listed domestic maximum r esidue limits (MRLs) for Propamocarb 
hydrochloride that have been proposed by H ealth Canada's Pest Management Regulatory 
Agency.  
MRL (ppm) Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity 
2.5  Cucurbit vegetables* (Crop Group 9) 
0.01  Bell peppers, tomatoes 
* Proposed to replace the established 2.0 ppm MR L for cucumbers and include all other crop group 
commodities. 
MRLs are proposed for each commodity includ ed in the listed crop grouping in accordance 
with Appendix I of PMRL2011-29. 
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)   G/SPS/N/CAN/552 
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  [ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] 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 following table compares MRLs proposed for propamocarb hydrochloride in Canada 
with corresponding established Codex MRLs.  
Food Commodity   Canadian MRL (ppm)  Codex MRL (ppm) 
Cucurbit vegetables   2.5    5 
Bell peppers    0.01    3 (peppers, sweet) 
T o m a t o e s     0 . 0 1     2  
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 , 
PMRL2011-29, posted 13 July 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) :  26 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/_pmrl2011-29/index-eng.php  
(English) 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/par t/consultations/_pmrl2011-29/index-fra.php  
(French)