WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/428 
18 February 2010  
 (10-0926) 
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 azoxystrobin in or on va rious food commodities (ICS Codes:  
65.020, 65.100, 67.080, 67.200, 67.220) 
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:  Azoxystrobin 
(PMRL2010-11)  Language:  English and French  Number of pages:  11   
6. Description of content:  The objective of the notified document PMRL2010-11 is to 
consult on the listed import maximum residue limits (MRLs) for azoxystrobin, including the Z-isomer, that have been proposed by  the Pest Management Regulatory Agency 
(PMRA).  
MRL (ppm)
 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
 
260 50 38 35 
30 
 25 20 10 7.5 
5.0 
4.0 3.0  2.0 
  
Herbs (Crop Subgroup 19A; dried leaves) Herbs (Crop Subgroup 19A; fresh leaves) Spices (Crop Subgroup 19B; except  black pepper) Garden beet tops 
Leafy vegetables except Brassica  (Crop Group 4)*, peppermint tops, 
spearmint tops Leafy Brassica greens (Crop Subgroup 5B) Hops (dried) Citrus fruits (Crop Group 10)* Green onions* 
Caneberries (Crop Subgroup 13-07A), rice* 
Globe artichokes Bushberries (Crop Subgroup 13-07B), head and stem Brassica (Crop Subgroup 5A), watercress Fruiting vegetables except cucurbits (Crop Group 8; except tomatoes), 
bananas*, lychees, mangoes G/SPS/N/CAN/428 
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MRL (ppm)
 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
 
1.0 0.6 
0.5 
0.2  
Dry bulb onions* Peanut oil* 
Cranberries, dry soybeans*, sugar beet roots*, sunflower seeds 
Peanuts* 
* The MRLs listed for these commodities are proposed to replace currently established MRLs in accordance with PMRL2010-11. 
 
Commodities included in each of the identified crop groupings are listed in PMRL2010-11. 
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:    
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 , 
PMRL2010-11, posted:  11 February 20 10 (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 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) :  27 April 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:     G/SPS/N/CAN/428 
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  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/_pmrl2010-11/index-eng.php  
(English) 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/par t/consultations/_pmrl2010-11/index-fra.php   
(French)