WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/455 
8 July 2010  
 (10-3756) 
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):  Pesticides 2,4-D, benoxacor, bromoxynil, carboxin, chlorothalonil, 
chlorpyrifos, chlorsulfuron, cypermethrin, dicamba, dichlobenil, dichlorvos, diclofop-
methyl, difenzoquat, dimethoate, dinocap, e ndothall, EPTC, ethalfluralin, fenoxaprop-ethyl, 
fluazifop-butyl, fludioxonil, flumetsulam, glufosinate-ammonium, imazamethabenz-methyl, lambda-cyhalothrin, methami dophos, methomyl, metsulfuron-methyl, 
napropamide, naptalam, oxamyl, oxyfluorfe n, paraquat, pendimethalin, permethrin, 
phosmet, phosphine, piperonyl butoxide, pr opetamphos, propiconazole, propyzamide, 
pyrethrins, quintozene, rimsulfuron, S-metolach lor, tau-fluvalinate, terbacil, thifensulfuron-
methyl, thiophanate-methyl, triadimenol, triallate , triasulfuron, trifluralin and triflusulfuron-
methyl in or on various food commodities (ICS Codes:  65.020, 65.100, 67.040) 
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  Limits (PMRL) for 
Pesticides/Commodities Currently Registered in  Canada and Covered by the 0.1 Parts Per 
Million General Maximum Residue Limit (PMRL2010-33)  Language:  English and 
French  Number of pages:  22   
6. Description of content:  The objective of the notified document PMRL2010-33 is to 
consult on 548 MRLs proposed for Canadian  labelled food commodities currently covered 
by the 0.1 ppm general MRL for which a co rresponding American tolerance has been 
established at or below 0.1 ppm. 
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/455 
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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:   
Proposed Canadian MRLs with Distinct Codex MRLs 
2,4-D;
 
 
Food Commodity  Canadian MRL 
(ppm)  Codex MRL 
(ppm)  
Pome fruits (Crop Group 11) 0.05 0.01 
 
Chlorpyrifos;  
 
Food Commodity Canadian MRL 
(ppm) Codex MRL 
(ppm) 
Peaches 0.05 0.5 
Sweet corn kernel plus cob with husks removed 0.05 0.01 
 
Dichlorvos;  
 
Food Commodity Canadian MRL 
(ppm) Codex MRL 
(ppm) 
Meat of cattle and horses 0.02 0.05 
Meat of hogs 0.1 0.05 
 
Dinocap;  
 
Food Commodity Canadian MRL 
(ppm) Codex MRL 
(ppm) 
Apples 0.1 0.2 
Grapes 0.1 0.5 
 
Glufosinate-ammonium;  
 
Food Commodity Canadian MRL 
(ppm) Codex MRL 
(ppm) 
Grapes 0.05 0.1 
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  Methamidophos;  
 
Food Commodity Canadian MRL 
(ppm) Codex MRL 
(ppm) 
Potatoes 0.1 0.05 
 
Paraquat;  
 
Food Commodity Canadian MRL 
(ppm) Codex MRL 
(ppm) 
Brassica leafy vegetables (Crop Group 5) 0.05 0.07 
Edible-podded legume vegetables (Crop Group 
6A), succulent shelled peas and beans (Crop 
Group 6B) 0.05 0.5 
(Pulses) 
Pome fruits (Crop Group 11) 0.05 0.01 
Stone fruits (Crop Group 12) 0.05 0.01 
Caneberries (Crop Subgroup 13-07A), 
bushberries (Crop Subgroup 13-07B), grapes 0.05 0.01 
Cucumbers 0.05 0.02 
Field corn 0.05 0.3 
(Maize) 
 
Permethrin;  
 
Food Commodity Canadian MRL 
(ppm) Codex MRL 
(ppm) 
Meat of horses and sheep 0.1 1.0 
(Fat) 
 
Phosmet;  
 
Food Commodity Canadian MRL 
(ppm) Codex MRL 
(ppm) 
Potatoes 0.1 0.05 
 
Piperonyl Butoxide;  
 
Food Commodity Canadian MRL 
(ppm) Codex MRL 
(ppm) 
Fat, meat and meat byproducts of cattle, goats, 
hogs, horses and sheep 0.1 Ranges from 
0.2* to 5.0** 
* Kidney of goats, pigs and sheep ** Cattle meat (fat) 
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  Quintozene;
 
 
Food Commodity Canadian MRL 
(ppm) Codex MRL 
(ppm) 
Broccoli 0.1 0.05 
 
Triadimenol;  
 
Food Commodity Canadian MRL 
(ppm) Codex MRL 
(ppm) 
Barley, wheat 0.05 0.2 
(Cereal grains) 
 
Proposed Canadian MRLs with  equivalent Codex MRLs 
 
Pesticide Name Commodity 
2,4-D Stone fruits (Crop Group 12), field corn, sweet corn kernels 
plus cob with husks removed 
Chlorpyrifos Field corn 
Cypermethrin Dry bulb onions 
Dichlorvos Meat of poultry, milk 
Glufosinate Ammonium Apples 
Oxamyl Potatoes 
Paraquat Carrot roots, filberts, turnip roots 
Permethrin Potatoes, sweet corn kernels plus cob with husks removed 
Quintozene Cabbages 
 
 
 
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 , 
PMRL2010-33, posted 30 June 2010 (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. 
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    G/SPS/N/CAN/455 
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  12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  13 September 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/_pmrl2010-33/index-eng.php  
(English) http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/par t/consultations/_pmrl2010-33/index-fra.php
  
(French)