G/SPS/N/BRA/2214  
11 September 2023  
(23-5990) 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 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 247, 1 September 2023 . 
Language(s):  Portuguese . Number of pages:  1 
Draft:  http://antigo.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/6594320/IN_247_2023_.pdf/d1c5ed
10-40a1-46b2-847f-958c66b523c8  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/BRA/23_12223_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This normative instruction proposes the inclusion of active 
ingredient P72 - PENFLUFEM on the Monograph List of Active Ingredients for Pesticides, 
Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preserva tives, 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 ani mal/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/2214  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 4 September 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 4 September 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 4 September 2023  
[ ] Trade facilitating mea sure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 10 November 2023  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Addr ess, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
International Affairs Office  
Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency - Anvisa  
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:   
International Affairs Office  
Brazilian Health Regulatory  Agency - Anvisa  
Tel: +(55 61) 3462  5402/5404/5406  
E-mail: rel@anvisa.gov.br