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G/SPS/N/CAN/626 
12 July 2012  
 (12-3757) 
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 methoxyfenozide in or on citrus fruits (Crop Group 10), green 
onions (Crop Subgroup 3-07B) and peanuts (ICS Codes:  65.020, 65.100, 67.080, 67.200) 
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:  Methoxyfenozide 
(PMRL2012-38)  Language(s):  English and French  Number of pages:  4 and 5 
6. Description of content:  The objective of the notified document PMRL2012-38 is to 
consult on the listed import maximum residue  limits (MRLs) for methoxyfenozide that 
have been proposed by Health Canada's P est Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA). 
MRL (ppm) Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity 
100  Citrus oil  
10  Citrus fruits (Crop Group 10-Revised) 5.0  Green onions (Crop Subgroup 3-07B) 
0.04  Peanut oil 
0.02  Peanuts 
ppm = parts per million 
MRLs are proposed for each commodity in cluded in the listed crop groupings in 
accordance with the Residue Chemistry Crop Groups webpage (" http://www.hc-
sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/part/protect-pro teger/food-nourriture/rccg-gcpcr-eng.php ") in the 
Pesticides and Pest Management sec tion of Health Canada's website. 
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.    G/SPS/N/CAN/626 
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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 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 table below compares the proposed Cana dian MRLs with established Codex MRLs. 
Food Commodity Canadian MRL (ppm)  Codex MRL (ppm) 
Citrus oil  100    0.7* 
Citrus fruits (Crop 
Group 10-Revised) 10    0.7  
Green onion (Crop 
Subgroup 3-07B) 5.0    Not Established 
Peanut oil  0.04    0.1 Peanuts   0.02    0.03 
* In the absence of a specified MRL for a pro cessed commodity, the MRL for the raw agricultural 
commodity, citrus fruits, applies.  
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 , 
PMRL2012-38, posted:  28 June 2012 (ava ilable 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) :  11 September 2012 
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/626 
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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/_pmrl2012-38/index-eng.php  
(English) 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/par t/consultations/_pmrl2012-38/index-fra.php   
(French)