. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/414 
6 January 2010  
 (10-0016) 
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):  Revocation of specified maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the pesticides 
anilazine, dichlone, ethion, ethoxyquin, isof enphos, lindane, methoxychlor, parathion and 
propargite in or on various food commoditi es (ICS Codes:  65.020, 65.100, 67.040) 
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 Revocation of Maximum Residue Limits for 
Discontinued Agricultural Pest Control Products (PMRL2009-08)  Language:  English and 
French  Number of pages:  16   
6. Description of content:  The objective of the notified document PMRL2009-08 is to 
consult on the proposed MRL revocations fo r the nine chemicals and corresponding 
commodities identified in the PMRL. 
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. 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 G/SPS/N/CAN/414 
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   If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  The MRLs proposed for revocation in Canada include lindane in 
or on livestock commodities for which Codex MRLs ranging from 0.01 to 0.1 ppm are currently established (see PMRL2009-08).  Code x MRLs are not established for any other 
chemical/commodity covered by this action.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  PMRA 
website:  http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pes t/part/consultations/index-eng.php , 
PMRL2009-08, posted:  17 December 2009 (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 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) :  2 March 2010 
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/_pmrl2009-08/index-eng.php  
(English) 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/par t/consultations/_pmrl2009-08/index-fra.php   
(French)