G/SPS/N/BRA/1182  
 
14 September 2016  
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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: The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency - ANVISA  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specifie d in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Alteration of MRL in cultures of apple, on foliar 
application, from 0.2 mg/kg to 0.5 mg/kg and the SSP remaining in 14 days  
4. Regions or countr ies 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 rega rding the active ingredient 
M32 METHOXYFENOZIDE 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, Brazilian Official Gazette (DO U Diário Oficial da União) of 
2 September 2003 . Language(s): Portuguese . Number of pages: 2 
http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/2970854/CONSULTA+P%C3%9ABLICAN+
248+GGTOX.pdf/78a829d8 -3366-4a9b-8fcf-18bc2a016f27  
6. Description of content: Same as products covered.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [ ]  animal health, [ ]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ]  protect territory from 
other damage f rom 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 possi ble, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/BRA/1182  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
The Brazilian Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União), 8 September 2016, 173rd edition, 
Section 1, p. 40. Draft Re solution (Consulta Pública) number 247, 6 September 2016, 
issued by the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA). When adopted, it will be 
published at the Brazilian Official Journal  (available in Portuguese).  
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) : 7 October 2016  
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:  
Patrícia Oliveira Pereira Tagliari  
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:   
Patrícia Oliveira Pereira Tagliari  
Tel: +(55 61) 3462 5402/5404/5406  
E-mail: rel@anvisa.gov.br