G/SPS/N/BRA/1367  
 
28 February 2018  
(18-1270) 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, 52, 12, 08; 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 (C onsulta Publica) number 474, 
20 February 2018, regarding the active ingredient F69 - FLUPYRADIFURONE 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 Septe mber 2003 . Language(s): 
Portuguese.  Number of pages: 3 
http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10 181/3077897/CONSULTA+P%C3%9ABLICA+N%
C2%BA+474+GGTOX.pdf/dfea3382 -baf4-47d9-9b3c-dc36cc8d8844  
6. Description of content: Inclusion of lettuce culture with MRL of 3.0 mg/kg  and safety 
security period of one  day; cotton culture with MRL  of 2.0 mg/kg and safety security 
period of 21 days; potato culture with MRL of 0.3 mg/kg  and safety security period of 
seven  days; sugarcane culture with MRL of 0.9 mg/kg a nd safety security period of 
30 days; bean culture with MRL of 0.6 mg/kg and safety  security period of 21 days; melon 
culture with MRL of 1.0 mg/kg  and safety security period of one  day; c ucumber culture 
with MRL of 0.6  mg/kg and safety security period of one day; red pepper culture with MRL 
of 0.6 mg/kg and safety security period of one day; tomato culture with MRL of 0.5 mg/kg 
and safety security period of one day; grape culture with MRL of 2.0 mg/kg  and safety 
security period of seven  days, all cultures for the foliar use (application) for the active 
ingredient F69 - FLUPYRADIFURONE 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.  
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) :  G/SPS/N/BRA/1367  
 
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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:   
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) : 23 March 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: [  ] Nation al 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