Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures - Notification - Canada - Pesticides - Residues - Cyantraniliprole

NOTIFICATION


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Notifying Member: CANADA

If applicable, name of local government involved:

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Agency responsible: Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), Health Canada

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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 cyantraniliprole in or on hops (dried cones) (ICS codes: 65.020, 65.100, 67.040, 67.220)

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Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:

[X]     All trading partners

[ ]      Specific regions or countries:

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Title of the notified document: Proposed Maximum Residue Limit: Cyantraniliprole (PMRL2025-09). Language(s): English and French. Number of pages: 7

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Description of content: The objective of the notified document PMRL2025-09 is to consult on the listed maximum residue limit (MRL) for cyantraniliprole that has been proposed by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).

MRL (ppm)1 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity

70               Hops (dried cones)

1 ppm = parts per million

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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.

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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): 263 Cyantraniliprole

[ ]        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: Currently, there are no Codex MRLs listed for cyantraniliprole in or on the petitioned commodity according to the Codex Alimentarius Pesticide Index website.

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Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: Health Canada website: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer-product-safety/pesticides-pest-management/public/consultations.html, PMRL2025-09, posted: 22 July 2025 (available in English and French)

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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):

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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

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Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 5 October 2025

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:

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Text(s) 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:

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer-product-safety/pesticides-pest-management/public/consultations/proposed-maximum-residue-limit/2025/cyantraniliprole/document.html (English)

https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante-canada/services/securite-produits-consommation/pesticides-lutte-antiparasitaire/public/consultations/limites-maximales-residus-proposees/2025/cyantraniliprole/document.html (French)

Or requested from:

Canada's Notification Authority and Enquiry Point

Technical Barriers and Regulations Division

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