G/SPS/N/BRA/1185  
 
30 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): A02 - ACEPHATE. HS Codes: 07, 08, 52; ICS Codes: 13, 
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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 regarding the active ingredient A02 - 
ACEPHATE of the monograph list of active ingredients for pesticides, household cleaning 
products and wo od preservers, published by Resolution - RE n° 165 of 29 August 2003, 
Brazilian Official Gazette (DOU Diário Oficial da União) of 2 September 2003 . 
Language(s): Portuguese . Number of pages: 3 
http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/2989308/CONSULTA+P%C3%9ABLICA+N
+252+GGTOX.pdf/ab082bc5 -1e9e-4dd2-8b99-d01ebea6ebea  
6. Description of content: To change the Safety S ecurity Period (SSP) to 21 days and the 
Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) to 0.03 mg/kg in cotton, change the MRL to 0.02 mg/kg 
in peanut, change the SSP to 21 days and the MRL to 0.1 mg/kg in potato, change the 
SSP to 21 days and the MRL to 0.03 mg/kg in brocco li, change the SSP to 28 days and 
the MRL to 0.2 mg/kg in citrus, change de SSP to 21 days and the MRL to 0.03 mg/kg in 
kale, change the SSP to 21 days and the MRL to 0.2 mg/kg in cauliflower, change the 
MRL to 0.02 mg/kg in bean, change the SSP to 14 days  and the MRL to 0.1 mg/kg in 
melon, change the SSP to 21 days and the MRL to 0.02 mg/kg in cabbage, change the 
SSP to 21 days and the MRL to 0.02 mg/kg in soy, change the SSP to 35 days and the 
MRL to 0.02 mg/kg in tomato, include the culture of corn on fo liar application with SSP 
of 35 days and MRL of 0.02 mg/kg, include the definition of acephate residues as being 
O,S-DIMETHYL ACETYLPHOSPHORAMIDOTHIOATE (ACEPHATE) + 0, S - DIMETIL 
FOSFORAMIDOTIOATO (METAMIDOFÓS) indicated as acephate.  
7. Objective and r ationale: [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 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) :   G/SPS/N/BRA/1185  
 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convent ion (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: 
The Brazilian Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União), 26 September 2016, 185th edition, 
Section 1, p. 42. Draft Resolution (Consulta Pública) number 252, 23 September 2016, 
issued by the Brazilian Health Re gulatory 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) : 25 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. Addre ss, 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