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ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/BRA/858 
4 January 2013  
 (13-0013) 
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 S17 - Sophora Flavescens 
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. 75 of 30 November 2012 
Language(s):  Portuguese  Number of pages:  3 
"http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/wps/wcm/c onnect/eca392004da3946 599a8b9d6059e5711/Cons
ulta+P%C3%BAblica+n%C2%B0+75+GGTOX.pdf?MOD=AJPERES " 
6. Description of content:  Draft Resolution for the active i ngredient Sophora Flavescens 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 cotton (leaf application, 
MRL and safety period not determined), coffe e (leaf application, MRL and safety period 
not determined) and citrus (leaf applicati on, MRL and safety period not determined). 
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.    G/SPS/N/BRA/858 
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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), 30  November 2012, Section 1, p. 112.  Draft 
Resolution (Consulta Pública) number 75, 30 November 2012, issued by the Brazilian 
Health Surveillance 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 e nd 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) :  2 January 2013 
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:    
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: