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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/421 
5 February 2010  
 (10-0621) 
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 chlorothalonil in or on dry chickpeas (ICS Codes:   65.020, 65.100, 
67.060) 
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:  Chlorothalonil 
(PMRL2010-05)  Language:  English and French  Number of pages:  4   
6. Description of content:  The objective of the notified document PMRL2010-05 is to 
consult on the listed domestic maximum residue limit (MRL) for chlorothalonil, including 
the metabolite 4-hydroxy-2,5,6-trichloro-1,3-be nzenedicarbonitrile, that has been proposed 
by the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA). 
MRL (ppm)  Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
7.0  Dry chickpeas 
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)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None G/SPS/N/CAN/421 
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  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 7.0 ppm MRL proposed for chlorothalonil in or on dry 
chickpeas in Canada differs from the correspondi ng Codex MRL of 0.2 ppm established for 
"Beans (dry)". 
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  PMRA 
website:  http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pes t/part/consultations/index-eng.php , 
PMRL2010-05, posted:  29 January 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   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  14 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:    
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/_pmrl2010-05/index-eng.php  
(English) 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/par t/consultations/_pmrl2010-05/index-fra.php   
(French)