. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/372 
16 December 2008  
 (08-6178) 
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 lambda-cyhalothrin in or on stone fruits (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:  Lambda-cyhalothrin 
(PMRL2008-50)  Language:  English and French  Number of pages:  7 
6. Description of content:  The objective of the notified document PMRL2008-50 is to 
consult on the listed domestic maximum residue  limits (MRLs) for lambda-cyhalothrin, 
including its epimer in a 1:1 mixture, that have been proposed by the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA). 
MRL (ppm)
 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
0.2  Stone fruits (Crop Group 12; apri cots, nectarines, peaches, plumcots, 
plums, prune plums, sweet cherries, tart cherries) 
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.    
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 N°)     
[ X ] None G/SPS/N/CAN/372 
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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:    
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 , PMRL2008-50,  
posted:  5 December 2008 (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. 
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 ):  18 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/pmrl2008-50-eng.pdf   (English) 
http://www.pmra-arla.gc.ca/francais/pdf/pmrl/pmrl2008-50-fra.pdf   (French)