G/SPS/N/BRA/1177  
 
5 August 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): Inclusion of the cultures of cotton, sunflower and corn, 
on post -emergency application, with MRL of 0.01 mg/kg and SSP not determined due to 
the mode of use and the culture of soy, on post -emergen cy application, with MRL of 
0.2 mg/kg and SSP not determined due to the mode of use.  
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 rega rding the active ingredient 
D21 DIQUAT of the monograph list of active ingredients for pesticides, household 
cleaning products and wood preservers, published by Resolut ion - 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/10181/2918652/CONSULTA+P%C3%9ABLICA+N
+238+GGTOX.pdf/f487f457 -0ade-42d0-982a-5749716cd052  
6. Description of content: Same as products covered.  
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 Ali mentarius 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/1177  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available: 
The Brazilian Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União), 1st August 2016, 146th edition, 
Section 1, p. 37. Draft Resolution (Consulta Pública) number 238, 29 July 2016, issued 
by the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVI SA). 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 determ ined 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 f or comments: [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 30 August 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. 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