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G/SPS/N/BRA/857 
4 January 2013  
 (13-0012) 
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 C63 - Lambda-Cialotrina 
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. 74 of 30 November 2012 
Language(s):  Portuguese  Number of pages:  4 
"http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/wps/wcm/co nnect/b0602b004da393ac999fb9d6059e5711/Cons
ulta+P%C3%BAblica+n%C2%B0+74+GGTOX.pdf?MOD=AJPERES " 
6. Description of content:  Draft Resolution for the active i ngredient C63 Lambda-Cialotrina 
to be included in the Monograph list of active ingredients of pesticides, household 
sanitizing products and wood preser vers, including the use in the cultures of watercress 
(leaf application, MRL of 1.0 mg/kg and safety period of 1 day), lettuce (leaf application, MRL of 1.0 mg/kg and safety period of 1 day), cotton (leaf application, MRL of 
0.05 mg/kg and safety period of 10 days), gar lic (leaf application, MRL 0.02 mg/kg and 
safety period of 7 days), leek (leaf application, MRL of 0.02 mg/kg and safety period of 
7 days), peanut (leaf application, MRL of 0.2 mg/kg and safety period of 21 days), rice 
(leaf application, MRL of 1.0 mg/kg and saf ety period of 21 days), rice (stored products 
application, MRL of 1.0 mg/kg and safety peri od of 42 days), rice (seeds application MRL 
of 1.0 mg/kg and safety period not determin ed), oatmeal (leaf application, MRL of 
0.2 mg/kg and safety period of 7 days), potato (leaf application, MRL of 0.05 mg/kg and 
safety period of 3 days), broccoli (leaf application, MRL of 0.1 mg/kg and safety period of 
1 day), coffee (leaf application, MRL of 0.05 mg/kg and safety period of 1 day), sugar cane (leaf application, MRL of 0.01 mg/kg and safet y period of 30 days), sugar cane (MRL of  
0.01 mg/kg and safety period not determined), onion (leaf application, MRL of 0.5 mg/kg 
and safety period of 3 days), barley (leaf app lication, MRL of 2.0 mg/kg and safety period 
of 3 days), barley (stored products applica tion, MRL of 2.0 mg/kg and safety period of 
42 days), barley (seeds application, MRL of 2.0 mg/kg and safety period not determined), 
citrus (leaf application, MRL of 1.0 mg/kg and safety period of 10 days), coriander (leaf 
application, MRL of 1.0 mg/kg and safety period of 1 day), ca bbage (leaf application, MRL 
of 0.1 mg/kg and safety period of 1 day), cauliflower (leaf application, MRL of 0.1 mg/kg G/SPS/N/BRA/857 
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  and safety period of 1 day), bean (leaf application, MRL of 0.05 mg/kg and safety period of 
15 days), fig (leaf application, MRL of 0.05 mg /kg and safety period of 1 day), tobacco (not 
food use), sunflower (leaf application, MRL of 0.01 mg/kg and safety period of 21 days), 
mango (leaf application, MRL of 0.1 mg/kg and safety period of 5 days), melon (leaf application, MRL of 0.1 mg/kg and safety period of 3 days), corn (leaf application, MRL of 
1.0 mg/kg and safety period of 15 days), corn (seeds application, MRL of 1.0 mg/kg and 
safety period not determined), corn (stored products application, MRL of 1.0 mg/kg and 
safety period of 42 days), strawberry (leaf app lication, MRL of 0.5 mg/kg and safety period 
of 1 day), forage palm (animal food, leaf app lication, MRL of 2.0 mg/kg and safety period 
of 7 days), grazing (leaf application, MRL of 2.0 mg/kg and safety period of 3 days), grazing (seeds application, MRL of 2.0 mg/kg and safety period not determined), cucumber (leaf application, MRL of 0.01 mg/kg and safet y period of 1 day), pepper (leaf application, 
MRL of 0.2 mg/kg and safety period of 1 day), cabbage (leaf application, MRL of 
0.01 mg/kg and safety period of 1 day), soybean (leaf application, MRL of 0.05 mg/kg and 
safety period of 20 days), soybean (seeds application, MRL of 0.05 mg/kg and safety 
period not determined), sorghum (leaf application, MRL of 0.3 mg/kg and safety period of 7 days), sorghum (seeds application, MRL of 0.3 mg/kg and safety period not determined), 
tomato (leaf application, MRL of 0.05 mg/kg and safety period of 3 days), wheat (leaf 
application, MRL of 0.5 mg/kg and safety pe riod of 15 days), wheat (stored products 
application, MRL of 0.5 mg/kg and safety pe riod of 42 days), wheat (seeds application, 
MRL of 0.5 mg/kg and safety period not determ ined),  and grape (leaf application MRL of 
0.3 mg/kg and safety 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 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 74, 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).  G/SPS/N/BRA/857 
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  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: