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G/SPS/N/BRA/852 
21 December 2012  
 (12-7017) 
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 F47 Fluazinam 
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. 68 of 16 November 2012 
Language(s):  Portuguese  Number of pages:  2 
"http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/wps/wcm/co nnect/56386e804d84d3819c25fdc116238c3b/Cons
ulta+P%C3%BAblica+n%C2%B068+GGTOX.pdf?MOD=AJPERES " 
6. Description of content:  Draft Resolution for the active ingredient Fluazinam to be 
included in the Monograph list of active ingredients of pesticides, household sanitizing 
products and wood preservers, including the use in the cultures of rice (seeds application 
MRL and safety period not determined), potat o (leaf application MRL of 0.01 mg/kg and 
safety period of 14 days), potato (seeds application MRL of 0.1 mg/kg and safety not determined), sugar cane (MRL and safety period  not determined), bean (leaf application 
MRL of 0.1 mg/kg and safety period of 28 days), bean (seeds application, MRL of and 
safety period not determined), sunflower (l eaf application MRL of 0.01 mg/kg and safety 
period of 21 days), apple (leaf application MRL of 5.0 mg/kg and safety period of 14 days), 
corn (seeds application MRL and safety period not determined), strawberry (leaf application MRL of 2.0 mg/kg and safety period  of 7 days), peach (leaf application MRL of 
2.0 mg/kg and safety period of 7 days), soyb ean (seeds application MRL and safety period 
not determined), soybean (leaf application MRL of 0.01 mg/kg and safety period of 
28 days), tomato (leaf application MRL of 1.0 mg/kg and safety period of 3 days), wheat (seeds application MRL  and safety period not determined).  
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/852 
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  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), 20 November 2012,  Section 1, p. 43-44.  Draft 
Resolution (Consulta Pública) number 68, 16 November 2012, issued by the Brazilian 
Health 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 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) :  18 December 2012 
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: