G/SPS/N/BRA/1200  
 
11 November 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): Pesticides, components, wood preservers  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading pa rtners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Draft Resolution no. 268, 4 November 2016, 
regarding criteria for toxicological classification of pesticides, components, wood 
preservers and others, for comparison of pestic ides toxic action . Language(s): 
Portuguese . Number of pages: 3 
http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/307803 8/CONSULTA+P%C3%9ABLICA+N
+268+GGTOX.pdf/71150c8b -5849-479b-a00d-0c68a9b13879  
6. Description of content: Inclusion of cultures of broccoli, Chinese cabbage, Brussels 
sprouts, cauliflower and cabbage on foliar application, with MRL of 0.1 mg/kg and SSP of 
five days, and inclusion of the culture of watermelon on foliar application, with MRL of 
0.05 mg/kg and SSP of three days.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [ ]  animal health, [ ]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or d isease, [ ]  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 Organ ization 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/1200  
 
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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 November  2016, 214th edition, 
Section 1, p. 40. Draft Resolution (Consulta Pública) number 268, 4 November 2016, 
issued by the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA). When adopted, it will be 
published at the Brazilian Official Journal  (available in Portugues e). 
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 mo nths 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 December 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 5 402/5404/5406  
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) 346 2 5402/5404/5406  
E-mail: rel@anvisa.gov.br