G/SPS/N/BRA/1068  
 
9 October 2015  
(15-5282)  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 on cotton leaves (0.05mg/kg safety 
security period of 30 days), peanut  (0.02mg/kg safety security period of 7 days), oat (0.10mg/kg safety security period of 20 days ), coffee (0.03mg/kg safety security period 
of 21 days), sugarcane (0.02mg/kg safety  security period of 30 days), barley 
(0.10mg/kg safety security period of 20 days ), bean (0.05mg/kg safety security period 
of 7 days), corn (0.01mg/kg safety security  period of 42 days), soy (0.03mg/kg safety 
security period of 21 days), wheat (0.05mg/kg safety security period of 30 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 
B46 BENZOVINDIFLUPYR of 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: 2 
http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/wps/wcm/connect/7c0c9e004a1f4d2081cf930b2c8a7317/Co
nsulta+P%C3%BAblica+n%C2%B0+92+ GGTOX+ATUAL+1.pdf ?MOD=AJPERES 
6. Description of content: Foliar application on cotton leaves (0.05mg/kg safety security 
p e r i o d  o f  3 0  d a y s ) ,  p e a n u t   ( 0 . 0 2 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  7  d a y s ) ,  o a t  (0.10mg/kg safety security period of 20 days ), coffee (0.03mg/kg safety security period 
of 21 days), sugarcane (0.02mg/kg safety  security period of 30 days), barley 
(0.10mg/kg safety security period of 20 days ), bean (0.05mg/kg safety security period 
of 7 days), corn (0.01mg/kg safety security  period of 42 days), soy (0.03mg/kg safety 
security period of 21 days), wheat (0.05mg/kg safety security period of 30 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  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    G/SPS/N/BRA/1068 
 
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  [ ] 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), 7 October 2015, 192nd edition, 
Section 1, p. 25. Draft Resolution (Consult a Pública) number 92, 6 October 2015, 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) : 5 November 2015 
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:  
Patrícia Oliveira Pereira Tagliari 
Tel: +(55 61) 3462 5402/5404/5406 
E-mail: rel@anvisa.gov.br 
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notifi cation 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