G/SPS/N/BRA/1321  
 
10 January 2018  
(18-0269) 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: 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): 07, 09, 08, 12; ICS Code(s): 13, 65  
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 (Consulta Publica) number 422, 
30 November 2017, regarding the active ingredient  C52.1 - BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE 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, on the Brazilian 
Official Gazette (DOU - Diário Oficial da União) of 2  September 2003 . Language(s): 
Portuguese.  Number of pages: 6 
http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10 181/3794671/CONSULTA+P%C3%9ABLICA+N+
422+GGTOX.pdf/8f0766ad -1e46-4d92-b08b-c70147a1f678  
6. Description of content: Inclusion of wood preservative for the foliar use (application): 
garlic and potato cultures with MRL of 1,0 mg/kg and safety security period of 7 days; 
coffee culture with MRL of 1,0 mg/kg and safety security period of 14 days; onion culture 
with MRL of 1,0 mg/kg and safety security period of 7 days; carriot culture with MRL of 
2,0 mg/kg and safety security period of 3 days; citrus culture with  MRL of 10,0 mg/kg and 
safety security period of 3 days; bean culture with MRL of 0,1 mg/kg and safety security 
period of 5 days; apple culture with MRL of 5,0 mg/kg and safety security period of 
3 days; papaya, passion fruit, watermelon and melon cultures  with MRL of 10,0 mg/kg and 
safety security period of 3 days; corn culture with MRL of 0,005 mg/kg and safety security 
period of 3 days; strawberry culture with MRL of 5,0 mg/kg and safety security period of 
3 days; soybean culture with MRL of 0,1 mg/kg an d safety security period of 5 days; and 
tomato culture with MRL of 1,0 and safety security period of 7 days. For application in 
seeds: potato culture with MRL of 0,1 mg/kg and safety security period not determined 
due to the mode of use. For post -crop appl ication: coffee culture with MRL of 1,0 mg/kg 
and safety security period of 14 days; carriot culture with MRL of 2,0 mg/kg and safety 
security period of 3 days; citrus culture with MRL of 10,0 mg/kg and safety security period 
of 1 day; apple culture with M RL of 5,0 mg/kg and safety security period of 3 days for the 
active ingredient C52.1 - BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE in the Relation of Monographies of 
Active Ingredients 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.  G/SPS/N/BRA/1321  
 
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  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?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and lan guage(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 facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of t he 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 2 January 2018  
Agency or authority designated to handle 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 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