. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/368 
4 December 2008  
 (08-5927) 
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 imidacloprid in or on ginse ng, nectarines, peaches and pototoes 
(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:  Imidacloprid 
(PMRL2008-46)  Language:  English and French  Number of pages:  4 and 5 
6. Description of content:  The objective of the notified document PMRL2008-46 is to 
consult on the listed domestic maximum residue  limits (MRLs) for imidacloprid, including 
metabolites containing the 6-chloropicolyl moie ty, that have been proposed by the Pest 
Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA). 
MRL (ppm)  Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
1.1  Nectarines, peaches 0.3  Sweet potato roots 0.05  Ginseng roots 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.    G/SPS/N/CAN/368 
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  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 
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 MRL of 1.1 ppm proposed for imidacloprid in or on 
nectarines and peaches in Canada differs from the 0.5 ppm Codex MRL established for 
these commodities.  There are no Codex MRLs established for ginseng or sweet potatoes.  
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  PMRA web 
site:  http://www.pmra-arla.gc.ca/english/pubs/pmrl-e.html , PMRL2008-46, posted:  
25 November 2008 (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 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 ):  8 February 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.pmra-arla.gc.ca/eng lish/pdf/pmrl/pmrl2008-46-eng.pdf   (English) 
http://www.pmra-arla.gc.ca/francais/pdf/pmrl/pmrl2008-46-fra.pdf   (French)