G/SPS/N/BRA/2222  
30 October 2023  
(23-7302) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  BRAZIL  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA)  
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):  Environment. Health protection. Safety (ICS codes: 13)  
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:  Draft Resolution  1209,  25 October  2023. 
Language(s):  Portuguese . Number of pages:  3 
Draft:  https://antigo.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/6672223/CONSULTA+PUBLICA+N%
C2%BA+1209+GGTOX.pdf/45d0b75a -6b6d-430b-a032-d3c0a3bb83d1  
Comment  form:  https://www.gov.br/anvisa/ pt-
br/centraisdeconteudo/publicacoes/agrotoxicos/formulario -padrao -consulta -publica -ggtox.docx/view  
https://members.wto.org/ crnattachments/2023/SPS/BRA/23_13215_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This draft resolution proposes the inclusion of active ingredient 
B68 - BIXLOZONE on the Monograph List of Active Ingredients for Pesticides, Hous ehold 
Cleaning Products and Wood Preservatives, which was published by Normative 
Instruction  103 on 19 October 2021 in the Brazilian Official Gazette (DOU - Diário Oficial da 
União).  
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:  
[ ] 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) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/BRA/2222  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and lan guage(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined after the end of the consultation 
period.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined after the end of the consultation 
period.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined after the end of the consultation period.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulat ion of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 25 December 2023  
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:   
International Affairs Office  
Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency - Anvisa  
+(55 61) 3462 5402/5404/5406  
E-mail: rel@anvisa.gov.br  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification  Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
International Affairs Office  
Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency - Anvisa  
+(55 61) 3462 5402/5404/5406  
E-mail: rel@anvisa.gov.br