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G/SPS/N/BRA/840 
29 October 2012  
 (12-5888) 
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 Surveillance Agency - ANVISA  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Active ingredient T14 - Thiophanate-methyl  
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:  Draft Resolution n° 57 of 4 October 2012  Language(s):  
Portuguese  Number of pages:  4 
"http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/wps/wcm/co nnect/951dfb004cf7ca6e83a59b551355428f/Consu
lta+P%C3%BAblica+n%C2%B0+57+GGTOX.pdf?MOD=AJPERES " 
6. Description of content:  Draft Resolution for the active ingredient Thiophanate-methyl to 
be included in the monograph list of active i ngredients of pesticides, household sanitizing 
products and wood preservers, including the use in the cultures of pineapple (leaf 
application, MRL of 0.5 mg/kg and safety pe riod of 14 days), pumpkin (leaf application, 
MRL of 0.1 mg/kg and safety period of 14 days), cotton (leaf application, MRL of 0.2 mg/kg and safety period of 14 days), cotton (seeds application, MRL of 0.2 mg/kg and safety period not determined), garlic (leaf app lication, MRL of 5.0 mg/kg and safety period 
of 14 days), garlic (MRL of 5.0 mg/kg a nd safety period not determined), peanut (leaf 
application, MRL of 0.1 mg/kg and safety peri od of 7 days), peanut (seeds application, 
MRL of 0.1 mg/kg and safety period not determined), anthurium (not food use), rice (leaf application, MRL of 0.5 mg/kg and safety peri od of 7 days), banana (leaf application, MRL 
of 0.5 mg/kg and safety period of 14 days), potato (seeds application, MRL of 0.1 mg/kg 
and safety period not determined), begonia (not  food use), eggplant (leaf application, MRL 
of 0.05 mg/kg and safety period of 14 days), coffee (leaf application, MRL of 0.03 mg/kg and safety period of 28 days), onion (leaf appli cation, MRL of 0.1 mg/kg and safety period 
of 7 days), barley (seeds application, MRL of 0.01 mg/kg and safety period not 
determined), citrus (leaf application, MRL of  5.0 mg/kg and safety period of 14 days), 
clove (not food use), chrysanthemum (not food use), pea (leaf application, MRL of 
0.1 mg/kg and safety period of 14 days), bean  (leaf application, MRL of 2.0 mg/kg and 
safety period of 14 days), bean (seeds appli cation, MRL of 2.0 mg/kg and safety period not 
determined), gladiolus (not food use), hydrangea (not food use), apple (leaf application, MRL of 0.5 mg/kg and safety period of 7 days), papaya (leaf application, MRL of G/SPS/N/BRA/840 
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  0.5 mg/kg and safety period of 3 days), mango (leaf application, MRL of 2.0 mg/kg and 
safety period of 14 days), watermelon (leaf  application, MRL of 0.3 mg/kg and safety 
period of 13 days), melon (leaf applicati on, MRL of 0.5 mg/kg and safety period of 
14 days), corn (leaf application, MRL of 2.0 mg/kg and safety period of 3 days), corn (seeds application, MRL of 2.0 mg/kg and safet y period not determined), strawberry (leaf 
application, MRL of 0.5 mg/kg and safety period  of 14 days), orchid (not food use), physic 
nut (not food use), cucumber (leaf application, MRL of 0.2 mg/kg and safety period of 
7 days), rose  (not food use), rubber (not food use), soybean (leaf application, MRL of 0.5 mg/kg and safety period of 21 days), s oybean (seeds application, MRL of 0.5 mg/kg 
and safety period not determined), sorghum (seeds application, MRL of 0.01 mg/kg and safety period not determined), tomato (leaf application, MRL of 0.2 mg/kg and safety 
period of 14 days), wheat (leaf application, MRL of 0.1 mg/kg and safety period of 14 
days), wheat (seeds application, MRL of 0.1 mg/kg and safety period not determined), and 
grape (leaf application, MRL of 0.7 mg/kg and safety period of 14 days). 
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 stan dard?  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:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  Brazilian 
Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União), 5 October 2012, Section 1, p. 90.  Draft 
Resolution (Consulta Pública) number 57, 4 October 2012, issued by the Brazilian Health 
Surveillance Agency (ANVISA).  When adopt ed, 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 e nd of the consultation period. 
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  12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  6 November 2012 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency ANVISA 
SIA, Trecho 5, Área Especial 57 
CEP:  71.205-050  Brasilia DF/Brazil Tel:  +(55) 61 3462 5402 Fax:  +(55) 61 3462 5414 E-mail:  rel@anvisa.gov.br 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: