. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/371 
4 December 2008  
 (08-5930) 
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 thiamethoxam in or on potatoes (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:  Thiamethoxam 
(PMRL2008-49)  Language:  English and French  Number of pages:   5   
6. Description of content:  The objective of the notified document PMRL2008-49 is to 
consult on the listed domestic maximum residue limits (MRLs) for thiamethoxam, 
including the metabolite CGA 322704, that have  been proposed by the Pest Management 
Regulatory Agency (PMRA). 
These MRLs are proposed to replace currently  established Canadian MRLs due to the 
addition of a new use pattern for potatoes to a thiamethoxam end-use product label.  
MRL (ppm)  Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
0.08  Potato, chips* 0.05  Potatoes** 
* proposed to replace the established MRL of 0.04 ppm 
** proposed to replace the established MRL of 0.03 ppm 
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.    G/SPS/N/CAN/371 
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  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 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 , PMRL2008-49, posted:  
25 November 2008 (available 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 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 ):  8 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/pmrl2008-49-eng.pdf   (English) 
http://www.pmra-arla.gc.ca/francais/pdf/pmrl/pmrl2008-49-fra.pdf   (French)