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May. 3, 2012Canadá: proponen límite máximo de residuo para Thiamethoxam
| World Trade
Organization |
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| G/SPS/N/CAN/593
5 April 2012 |
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| (12-1828) | |
| Committee on Sanitary and 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 fruiting vegetables, except cucurbits (Crop Group 8) (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 [ ] Specific regions or countries: |
| 5. | Title of the notified document: Proposed Maximum Residue Limit: Thiamethoxam (PMRL2012-08) Language(s): English and French Number of pages: 4 and 5 |
| 6. | Description of content: The objective of the notified document PMRL2012-08 is to consult on the listed domestic maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Thiamethoxam that have been proposed by Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).
MRL (ppm) Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity 0.8 Tomato paste 0.25 Fruiting vegetables, except cucurbits (Crop Group 8) The MRLs are proposed to replace the generic 0.02 ppm MRL currently established for all commodities without a specified MRL for thiamethoxam as captured by “All food crops (other than those listed in this item)”. |
| 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 standard? 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: The table below compares MRLs proposed for thiamethoxam in Canada with the corresponding Codex MRLs. Food Commodity Canadian MRL (ppm) Codex MRL (ppm) Tomato paste 0.8 0.7* Fruiting vegetables, except Cucurbits (Crop Group 8) 0.25 0.7 * In the absence of a specified MRL for a processed commodity, the MRL for the raw agricultural commodity (RAC), tomatoes, applies. Tomatoes are included in the fruiting vegetables crop group. |
| 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, PMRL2012-08, posted 28 March 2012 (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 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): 11 June 2012
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.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/part/consultations/_pmrl2012-08/index-eng.php (English) http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/part/consultations/_pmrl2012-08/index-fra.php (French) |