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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/248 
15 July 2005 
 (05-3172) 
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), Department of 
Health 
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):  Acetamiprid (ICS: 65.100, 67.040) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  not 
stated  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Proposed Amendment to 
the Food and Drug Regulations (1334 — Acetam iprid) (available in English and French; 
pages 2468-2473). 
6. Description of content:   
Under authority of the Pest Control Products Act , the Pest Management Regulatory 
Agency (PMRA) of Health Canada has approve d an application for the registration of the 
pest control product (pesticide) acetamiprid as an insecticide for the control of numerous 
insect pests on a variety of crops.  This proposed regulatory amendment would establish 
Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) under the Food and Drugs Act  for residues of 
acetamiprid resulting from its use in Canada a nd other countries in a variety of crops, in 
order to permit the sale of food containi ng these residues.  This proposed amendment 
would also establish MRLs for acetamiprid and its metabolite in eggs, in fat, liver and meat 
of poultry, in fat, meat and meat by-produ cts of cattle, goats, hogs , horses and sheep, and in 
milk to cover residues in food derived from animals fed with crops treated with acetamiprid. G/SPS/N/CAN/248 
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  After the review of all available data, the PMRA has determined that MRLs for 
acetamiprid, including its metabolite, of 3 part s per million (p.p.m.) in amaranth, arugula, 
cardoon, celery, celtuce, Chinese celery, corn sal ad, dandelion leaves, dock, edible leaved 
chrysanthemum, endives, fresh chervil leaves,  fresh Florence fennel leaves and stalks, 
garden cress, garden purslane, garland chrysan themum, head lettuce, leaf lettuce, New 
Zealand spinach, orach leaves, parsley leaves,  radicchio, rhubarb, spinach, Swiss chard, 
upland cress, vine spinach and winter pursla ne; 1.2 p.p.m. in bok choy Chinese cabbage, 
broccoli, broccoli raab, Brussels sprouts, ca bbage, cauliflower, Chinese broccoli, Chinese 
mustard cabbage, collards, dried citrus fruit pulp, kale, kohlrabi, mustard greens, mustard 
spinach, Napa Chinese cabbage and rape greens;  1 p.p.m. in apples, crabapples, loquats, 
mayhaws, oriental pears, pears and quinces; 0. 6 p.p.m. in undelinted cotton seed; 0.5 p.p.m. 
in citrus fruits; 0.4 p.p.m. in tomato paste; 0.3 p.p.m. in meat by-products of cattle, goats, 
hogs, horses and sheep; 0.2 p.p.m. in eggplan ts, grapes, groundcherries, pepinos, peppers, 
tomatillos and tomatoes; 0.1 p.p.m. in fat and meat of cattle, goats, hogs, horses and sheep and in milk; 0.05 p.p.m. in liver of poultry; and 0.01 p.p.m. in eggs, in fat and meat of 
poultry, in mustard seed, in potatoes and in rapeseed (canola) would not pose an 
unacceptable health risk to the public.  A summary of the data reviewed and risk 
assessment for acetamiprid can be found in Regulatory Note REG2002-05 available on the 
PMRA Web site at www.pmra-arla.gc.ca/eng lish/pdf/reg/reg2002-05-e.pdf
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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 
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  Canada Gazette, 
Part I, 9 July 2005 (available in English and French). 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Normally within 5 to 8 mont hs of publication in the Canada 
Gazette, Part I. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   On the date the measure is adopted. 
12. Final date for comments:  22 September 2005 
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 notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
The electronic version of the regulat ory text can be downloaded at:  
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partI/2005/20050709/pdf/g1-13928.pdf