G/SPS/N/BRA/1257  
 
24 May 2017  
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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 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 (Consulta Publica) number 338, 
28 April 2017, regarding the active ingredient D27 - 2,4D of the monograph list of active 
ingredients for pesticides, household c leaning 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: 5 
http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/3394470/CONSULTA+PUBLICA+N+338+
GGTOX.pdf/1f9ae016 -9668-4b3f-a17a-017d6fde7fe2  
6. Description of content: This Draft resolution includes the culture of genetically 
modified corn for post emergency use that expresses resistance to 2,4D with  safety 
security period of 70  days and keeping the same MRL already determined for the corn 
culture, and inclusion of genet ically modified soybean culture that expresses resistance 
to 2,4D with safety security period of 56 days and keeping the same MRL already 
determined for the soybean culture, for the active ingredient D27 - 2,4D from the 
Relation of Monographies of Active I ngredients 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?   G/SPS/N/BRA/1257  
 
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  [ ] 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:   
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 faci litating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 31 May 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Poin t. 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