G/SPS/N/BRA/2025  
 
14 April 2022  
(22-3108) 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):  HS Code(s): 52; ICS Code(s): 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:  Normative Instruction number 125, 24 March 2022 . 
Language(s):  Portuguese . Number of pages:  2 
http://antigo.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/6413986/IN_125_2022_.pdf/e069386a -
b335-4cd5-b92e-7d572d289ee2  
6. Description of content:  This normative instruction contains provisions on an amendment 
to the Monograph List of Active Ingredients for Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products 
and Wood Preservers, published by Normative Instruction number 103 - 19 October 2 021 
on 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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : CAC/MRL 1 Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for 
Pesticides.  
[ ] World Orga nization 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:  Brazilian MRLs are established based on scientific methodology 
consistent with international best practices. Countries usually set MRLs  according to the 
Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) applicable to their region. Agricultural chemical use 
patterns differ between different production regions and countries as pests, diseases and G/SPS/N/BRA/2025  
 
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  environmental factors vary. This means that Brazilian MRLs fo r agricultural chemicals in 
food may differ from Codex standards. However, when a product differs from Brazilian 
MRLs, but is in conformity to Codex standards, it may be imported, provided that the risk 
assessment does not indicate an unacceptable risk to Brazilian consumers.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 30 March 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 30 March 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 30 March 2022  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
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:   
Assessoria de Assuntos Internacionais – AINTE  
International Affairs Office  
Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária – Anvisa  
Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency  
Tel: +(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:   
Assessoria de Assuntos Internacionais – AINTE  
International Affairs Office  
Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária – Anvisa  
Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency  
Tel: +(55 61) 3462 5402/5404/5406  
E-mail: rel@anvisa.gov.br