G/SPS/N/BRA/1287  
 
30 August 2017  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: En glish 
 
  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 specified  in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): HS Code(s): 10, 12; ICS Code(s): 13, 65  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading par tners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Draft resolution (C onsulta Publica) number 378, 
22 August  2017, regarding the active ingredient T54 – TRIFLOXYSTROBIN  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 2 September 2003.  
Language(s): Portuguese . Number of pages: 4 
http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/3540586/CONSULTA+PUBLICA+N+378+
GGTOX.pdf/c11551a9 -5f46-4581-a22c-3b0ab677e0d7  
6. Description of content: Changes MRL from 0.07 and 0.02 mg/kg to 3 and 0.03 mg/kg 
for sunflower and soybean cultures respectively; changes the safety security period from 
20 to 30 days for sunflower culture of the active ingredient T54 - TRIFLOXYSTROBIN 
from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household 
Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.  
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 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 standard:  G/SPS/N/BRA/1287  
 
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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 September 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National N otification 
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: [  ] Nationa l 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