G/SPS/N/BRA/1417  
 
29 June 2018  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: BRAZIL  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: 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): ICS Code(s): 13, 65  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent rele vant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Draft resolution (Consulta Publica) number  535, 
20 June 2018, regarding the active ingredient  A02 – ACEPHATE  of the monograph list of 
active ingredients for pesticides, household cleaning products and wood preservers, 
published by Resolution - RE n° 165 of 29 August 2003, on the Brazilian Official Gazette 
(DOU - Diário Oficial da União) of September 2nd 2003. Language(s): Portuguese.  
Num ber of pages: 3 
http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/2989308/CONSULTA+P%C3%9ABLICA+N%
C2%BA+535+COPSI+GGTOX.pdf/059a4e0b -d36d-4e68-a0a1-0bbfe8e21b83  
6. Description of content: Exclusion of primary packaging of less than 1  kg and 
water -soluble packaging less than 0. 5 kg of products formulated with acephate as a result 
of referrals following the toxicological re -evaluation for the active ingredient A02 – 
ACEPHATE from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, 
Household Cleaning Products and Woo d Preservers.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] 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 stand ard:  G/SPS/N/BRA/1417  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(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 circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 22 July 2018  
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:  
Coordinator of International Liaison and Regulatory Convergence  
International Affairs Office  
Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency - ANVISA  
Tel: +(55 61) 3462 5402/5404/5406  
E-mail: rel@anvisa.gov.br  
Website: http://portal.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:   
Coordinator of International Liaison and Regulatory Convergence  
International Affairs Office  
Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency - ANVISA  
Tel: +(55 61) 3462 5402/5404/5406  
E-mail: rel@anvisa.gov.br  
Website: http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/