Canada - Proposed Maximum Residue Limit for Simazine

Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), Health Canada has notified document PMRL2017-14 is to consult on the listed domestic maximum residue limit (MRL) for simazine that has been proposed by the Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).

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

0.05                  Tree nuts (crop group 14-11)

¹ ppm = parts per million

MRLs are proposed for each commodity included in the listed crop groupings in accordance with theResidue Chemistry Crop Groups webpage (http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/part/protect-proteger/food-nourriture/rccg-gcpcr-eng.php) in the Pesticides and Pest Management section of Health Canada's website.

Products covered : Pesticide simazine in or on tree nuts (ICS Codes: 65.020, 65.100, 67.040, 67.080)

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):

Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or(dd/mm/yy): On the date the measure is adopted.

Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 25 July 2017

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