WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/507 
14 December 2010  
 (10-6702) 
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 glyphosate in or on soybeans and livestock commodities 
(ICS Codes:  65.020, 65.100, 67.060, 67.100, 67.120) 
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 (PMRL):  Glyphosate 
(PMRL2010-75)  Language:  English and French  Number of pages:  5   
6. Description of content:  The objective of the notified document PMRL2010-75 is to 
consult on the listed domestic maximum residue  limits (MRLs) for glyphosate that have 
been proposed by the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), Health Canada. 
MRL (ppm)  Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
20  Dry soybeans  
2.0  Kidney of cattle, goats, ho gs, horses, poultry and sheep 
0.2  Liver of cattle, goats, hogs, horses, poultry and sheep 0.15  Fat of cattle, goats, hogs, horses, poultry and sheep 0.08  Eggs; meat of cattle, goats, hogs, horses, poultry and sheep;  milk 
The above reflect either new or revised MRLs.  The currently established MRLs for 
soybeans and livestock liver and kidney commod ities are proposed for revision to include 
additional metabolite(s) in the corresponding r esidue definitions; however, the MRL values 
remain as established.  See PMRL2010-75 for a full description. 
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/507 
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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:   
Comparison of proposed Canadian MRLs and established Codex MRLs: 
Food Commodity  Canadian MRL  Codex MRL 
 (ppm) (ppm) 
Dry soybeans 20 20 Kidney of cattle, goats, 2.0 5.0 
horses and sheep (mammalian edible offal) 
Kidney of hogs 2.0 0.5 
 (pig edible offal) 
Kidney of poultry 2.0 0.5 
 (poultry edible offal) 
Liver of cattle, goats,  0.2 5.0 
horses and sheep (mammalian edible offal) 
Liver of hogs 0.2 0.5 
 (pig edible offal) 
Liver of poultry 0.2 0.5 
 (poultry edible offal) 
Fat of cattle, goats, hogs,  0.15 No MRL established. 
horses, poultry and sheep 
Meat of cattle, goats, hogs,  0.08 0.05 
horses and sheep (meat from mammals) 
Meat of poultry 0.08 0.05 
Eggs 0.08 0.05 Milk 0.08 0.05 
 (but reflects "derived  milk products") 
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 , 
PMRL2010-75, posted 26 November 2010 (available in English and French)  G/SPS/N/CAN/507 
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  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) :  9 February 2011 
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/_pmrl2010-75/index-eng.php  
(English) 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/par t/consultations/_pmrl2010-75/index-fra.php   
(French)