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G/SPS/N/BRA/847 
29 October 2012  
 (12-5898) 
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 T48 - Thiamethoxam 
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° 61 of 4 October 2012  Language(s):  
Portuguese  Number of pages:  5 
"http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/wps/wcm/conn ect/5ec6a5804cf7cb6c83 c99b551355428f/Consu
lta+P%C3%BAblica+n%C2%B0+61+GGTOX.pdf?MOD=AJPERES " 
6. Description of content:  Draft Resolution for the active ingredient Thiamethoxam to be 
included in the monograph list of active ingr edients of pesticides, household sanitizing 
products and wood preservers, including the use in the cultures of pineapple (MRL of 
0.02 mg/kg and safety period not determined),  pineapple (soil application, MRL of 
0.02 mg/kg and safety period of 60 days), zucch ini (soil application, MRL of 0.02 mg/kg 
and safety period of 45 days), lettuce (leaf a pplication, MRL of 1.0 mg/kg and safety period 
of 1 day), lettuce (soil application, MRL of  1.0 mg/kg and safety period not determined), 
cotton (leaf application, MRL of 0.02 mg/kg and safety period of 21 days), cotton (seeds 
application, MRL of 0.02 mg/kg and safety period not determined), watercress (leaf 
application, MRL of 1.0 mg/kg and safety period of 1 day), garlic (leaf application, MRL of 
0.05 mg/kg and safety periodof 7 days), leek (leaf application, MRL of 1.0 mg/kg and safety period of 1 day), peanut (leaf applicati on, MRL of 0.02 mg/kg and safety period of 
42 days), peanut (seeds application, MRL of 0. 02 mg/kg and safety period not determined), 
rice (leaf application, MRL of 1.0 mg/kg and safety period of 21 days), rice (seeds application, MRL of 1.0 mg/kg and safety peri od not determined), rice (soil application, 
MRL of 1.0 mg/kg and safety period of 78 days), oatmeal (leaf application, MRL of 
0.07 mg/kg and safety period of 7 days), potato (leaf application, MRL of 0.02 mg/kg and 
safety period of 10 days), potato (seeds application, MRL of 0.02 mg/kg and safety period 
not determined), potato (soil application, MRL of 0.02 mg/kg and safety period of 89 days), 
eggplant (soil applicatoin, MRL of 0.02 mg/kg and safety period of 40 days), coffee (soil 
application, MRL of 0.1 mg/kg and safety peri od of 90 days), sugar cane (leaf application, 
MRL of 0.01 mg/kg and safety period of 30 days), sugar cane (soil application, MRL of G/SPS/N/BRA/847 
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  0.01 mg/kg and safety period not determined), onion (leaf application, MRL of 0.02 mg/kg 
and safety period of 3 days), chive (leaf app lication, MRL of 1.0 mg/kg and safety period 
of 1 day), barley (seeds application, MRL of 0.3 mg/kg and safety period not determined), barley (leaf application, MRL of 0.3 mg/kg and safety period of 7 days), citrus (leaf 
application, MRL of 1.0 mg/kg and safety peri od of 10 days), citrus (soil application, MRL 
of 1.0 mg/kg and safety period of 14 days), citrus (trunk application, MRL of 1.0 mg/kg 
and safety period of 180 days), coriander (lea f application, MRL of 1.0 mg/kg and safety 
period of 1 day), chrysanthemum (not food use) , pea (leaf application, MRL of 0.2  mg/kg 
and safety period of 3 days), eucalyptus (not food use), bean (leaf application, MRL of 0.02 mg/kg and safety period of 14 days), bean  (seeds application, MRL of 0.02 mg/kg and 
safety period not determined), pod beans (soil application, MRL of 0.02 mg/kg and safety period of 60 days), fig (leaf application, MR L of 0.1 mg/kg and safety period of 1 day), 
smoke (not food use), sunflower (leaf applica tion, MRL of 0.05 mg/kg and safety period of 
7 days), sunflower (seeds application, MRL of 0.05 mg/kg and safety period not determined), apple (soil application, MRL of  0.02 mg/kg and safety period of 60 days), 
papaya (leaf application, MRL of 0.1 mg/kg and safety period of 7 days), papaya (soil 
application, MRL of 0.1 mg/kg and safety period of 7 days), cassava (leaf application, 
MRL of 0.02 mg/kg and safety period of 10 days), mango (leaf application, MRL of 
0.05 mg/kg and safety period of 5 days), wate rmelon (leaf application, MRL of 0.1 mg/kg 
and safety period of 14 days), watermelon (so il application, MRL of 0.1 mg/kg and safety 
period of 14 days), melon (leaf application,  MRL of 0.02 mg/kg and safety period of 
7 days), melon (soil application, MRL of 0. 02 mg/kg and safety period of 43 days), corn 
(leaf application, MRL of 0.02 mg/kg a nd safety period of 30 days), corn (seeds 
application, MRL of 0.02 mg/kg. 
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), 5 October 2012,  Section 1, p. 90-91.  Draft 
Resolution (Consulta Pública) number 61, 4 October 2012, issued by the Brazilian Health 
Surveillance Agency (ANVISA).  When adopt ed, 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.  G/SPS/N/BRA/847 
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  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) :  6 November 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:   
Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency ANVISA 
SIA, Trecho 5, Área Especial 57 CEP:  71.205-050  Brasilia DF/Brazil Tel:  +(55) 61 3462 5402 
Fax:  +(55) 61 3462 5414 
E-mail:  rel@anvisa.gov.br 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: