G/SPS/N/BRA/928  
 
1 April 2014  
(14-1994)  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): Foliar application in cultures of cotton (0.2mg/kg safety 
security period of 14 days), garlic (0.2mg/kg safety security period of 14 days), peanut (0.2mg/kg safety security period of 7 days), potato (0.05mg/kg safety security period of 
14 days), coffee (0.2mg/kg safety security pe riod of 30 days), onion (0.2mg/kg safety 
security period of 14 days), carrot (0.05m g/kg safety security period of 14 days), 
chrysanthemum (non-food use), eucalyptus (non-food use), bean (0.05mg/kg safety 
security period of 15 days), pod bean (0. 05mg/kg safety security period of 15 days), 
watermelon (0.05mg/kg safety security period of 14 days), melon (0.1mg/kg safety security period of 14 days), corn (0.02mg/ kg safety security period of 45 days), 
strawberry (0.1mg/kg safety security peri od of 7 days), pepper (0.1mg/kg safety 
security period of 7 days), rose (non-food us e), soy (0.05mg/kg safety security period of 
14 days), tomato (0.05mg/kg safety security period of 7 days), wheat (0.1mg/kg safety 
security period of 30 days), grape (1.0mg/kg safety security period of 7 days). 
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 
METCONAZOLE to be included in the monograph list of active ingredients for pesticides, 
household cleaning products and wood preservers, published by Resolution - RE n° 165 
of 29 August 2003, Brazilian Official Gaze tte (DOU Diário Oficial da União) of 
2 September 2003  Language(s): Portuguese  Number of pages: 3 
http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/wps/wcm/connect/146df080436c31fcb17ab72a042b41f5/Co
nsulta+P%C3%BAblica+n%C2%B0+11+GGTOX.pdf?MOD=AJPERES 
6. Description of content: Draft Resolution regarding the active ingredient 
METCONAZOLE to be included in the monograph list of active ingredients of pesticides, household cleaning products and wood preservers, including the use in foliar application 
in cultures of cotton (0.2mg/kg safety secu rity period of 14 days), garlic (0.2mg/kg 
safety security period of 14 days), peanut (0 .2mg/kg safety security period of 7 days), 
potato (0.05mg/kg safety security period of 14 days), coffee (0.2mg/kg safety security period of 30 days), onion (0.2mg/kg safe ty security period of 14 days), carrot 
( 0 . 0 5 m g / k g  s a f e t y  s e c u r i t y  p e r i o d  o f  14 days), chrysanthemum (non-food use), 
eucalyptus (non-food use), bean (0.05mg/kg safety security period of 15 days), pod 
bean (0.05mg/kg safety security period of 15 days), watermelon (0.05mg/kg safety 
security period of 14 days), melon (0.1mg/kg safety security period of 14 days), corn 
(0.02mg/kg safety security period of 45 da ys), strawberry (0.1mg/kg safety security 
period of 7 days), pepper (0.1mg/kg safety se curity period of 7 days), rose (non-food G/SPS/N/BRA/928 
 
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  use), soy (0.05mg/kg safety security period  o f  1 4  d a y s ) ,  t o m a t o  ( 0 . 0 5 m g / k g  s a f e t y  
security period of 7 days), wheat (0.1mg/kg safety security period of 30 days), grape 
(1.0mg/kg safety security  period of 7 days). 
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 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 
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 (Diário Oficial da União), 27 March 2014, 59th edition, 
Section 1, p. 34. Draft Resolution (Consulta Pública) number 11, 24 March 2014, issued 
by the Brazilian Health Surveillance Agen c y  ( A N V I S A ) .  W h e n  a d o p t e d ,  i t  w i l l  b e  
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) : 26 April 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: +(55 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: +(55 61) 3462 5402/5404/5406 E-mail: rel@anvisa.gov.br