G/SPS/N/BRA/925  
 
4 February 2014  
(14-0608)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: BRAZIL 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: ANVISA - The Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Termite control bait, cockroach control bait, ant control 
bait and ant control granules (maximum allowed concentration of 0.3% w/w) 
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 
sulfluramid in the monograph list of active ingredients for pesticides, household cleaning products and wood preservers, published by Re solution - 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: 2 
http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/wps/wcm/connect/1d72218042b6eeb2b1f7f7a824db78e0/Co
nsulta+P%C3%BAblica+n%C2%B0+ 4++GGTOX.pdf?MOD=AJPERES 
6. Description of content: Draft Resolution regarding the active ingredient sulfluramid in 
the monograph list of active ingredients of pesticides, household cleaning products and 
wood preservers. Exclusion of termite control bait, cockroach control bait, ant control bait of household cleaning products, keeping only ant control granules for Atta spp 
species or acrormyrmex  spp species for amateur gardening, in compliance with the 
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), of which Brazil is a signatory state. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [ ] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? 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 G/SPS/N/BRA/925 
 
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  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 (Diári o Oficial da União), 27 January 2014, 95th edition, 
Section 1, pages 33 and 34. Dr                 aft Resolution (Consulta Pública) number 04, 
24 January 2014, issued by the Brazilian Heal th 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 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) : 6 February 2014 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Ana Paula S. J. da Silveira e Silva 
Tel: +(61) 3462 5402/5404/5406 E-mail: rel@anvisa.gov.br  
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ana Paula S. J. da Silveira e Silva 
Tel: +(61) 3462 5402/5404/5406 E-mail: rel@anvisa.gov.br