WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/343 
20 August 2008  
 (08-3924) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English/ 
 French 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  CANADA   
If applicable, name of local government involved:     
2. Agency responsible:  Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), Health Canada 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Pyraclostrobin (ICS: 65.020, 65.100, 67.060, 67.080, 67.200) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  All 
trading partners 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Proposed Maximum 
Residue Limit:  Pyraclostrobin (PMRL2008-26) (available in English and French, 10 pages) 
6. Description of content:  The objective of this document is to consult on the listed import 
maximum residue limits (MRLs) for pyraclostrobin, includi ng its desmethoxy metabolite, that 
have been proposed by the Pest Ma nagement Regulatory Agency (PMRA).  
MRL (ppm)  Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
29  Leafy vegetables except Brassica  (Crop Group 4) 
23  Hops 16  Leafy Brassica  greens (Crop Subgroup 5B), turnip tops 
9.0*  Citrus oil 8.0  Mint 5.0  Head and stem Brassica  vegetables (Crop Subgroup 5A) 
2.0**  Citrus fruits (Crop Group 10) 
1.5  Pome fruits (Crop Group 11) 1.2***  Strawberries 0.3  Sunflowers 0.1  Mangoes, papayas 
 * This action revises the established Canadian MRL of 4.0 for citrus oil. 
 ** This action revises the established Ca nadian MRL of 0.7 for citrus fruits. 
 *** This action revises the established Canadian MRL of 0.4 for strawberries. 
 All revised MRLs result from a change in the use pattern in the exporting country. 
Commodities included in each of the identifi ed crop groups and subgroups are listed in the 
corresponding Proposed MRL document (PMRL2008-26). G/SPS/N/CAN/343 
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  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. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   
Codex MRLs have been established for a numb er of commodities for which Canadian MRLs 
are proposed: 
Food Commodity Proposed 
Canadian
MRL 
(ppm) Codex MRL 
(ppm) 
Leafy vegetables except Brassica  Crop Group 
4) 29 2.0 (Lettuce, head only) 
Hops 23 15 (Hops, dry) 
Leafy Brassica  greens (Crop Subgroup 5B) 16 1.0 (Kale only) 
Citrus oil 9.0 1.0 
(defaults to citrus fruits 
MRL) 
Head and stem Brassica (Crop Subgroup 5A) 5.0 Brassica  commodities 
with MRLs are limited to:  0.3 (Brussels sprouts) 0.2 (Cabbages, head) 
0.1 (Flowerhead 
brassicas) 
Citrus fruits (Crop Group 10) 2.0 1.0 
Pome fruits (Crop Group 11) 1.5 0.5 (Apples only) 
Strawberries 1.2 0.5 
Sunflower seeds 0.3 0.3 
Mangoes 0.1 0.05 
Papayas 0.1 0.05  
9. Relevant documents and langu age(s) in which these are available:    
Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) web site: 
http://www.pmra-arla.gc.ca/e nglish/legis/maxres-e.html , PMRL2008-26, 
posted:  11 August 2008 (availab le in English and French) 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Normally within 4 to 5 months from the posting of the 
Proposed MRL document on the PMRA web site. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  On the date the measure is adopted.  G/SPS/N/CAN/343 
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  12. Final date for comments:  25 October 2008 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body: 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notifica tion authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
The electronic version of the regulator y text can be downloaded at:   
http://www.pmra-arla.gc.ca/engl ish/pdf/pmrl/pmrl2008-26-eng.pdf   (English) 
http://www.pmra-arla.gc.ca/franca is/pdf/pmrl/pmrl2008-26-fra.pdf   (French)