G/SPS/N/BRA/866  
 
11 February 2013  
(13-0696)  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 Surveillance 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):  Active ingredient T33 - Teflubenzurom 
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 no. 3 of 30 January 2013  
Language(s):  Portuguese  Number of pages:  2 
"http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/wps/wcm/connect/b85f75804e5eba619532ddd762e8a5ec/C
P_N_03_GGTOX.pdf?MOD=AJPERES " 
6. Description of content:  Draft Resolution for the active ingredient Teflubenzurom 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 cotton (leaf 
application, MRL of 0.1 mg/kg and safety peri od of 30 days), potato (leaf application, 
MRL of 0.1 mg/kg and safety period of 7 days), coffee (leaf application, MRL of 
0.5 mg/kg and safety period of 30 days), sugar cane (leaf application, MRL of 
0.01 mg/kg and safety period of 40 days), cauliflower (leaf application, MRL of 0.15 mg/kg and safety period of 4 days), toba cco (not food use), corn (leaf application, 
MRL of 0.1 mg/kg and safety period of 45 days), cabbage (leaf application, MRL of 
0.05 mg/kg and safety period of 14 days), soybean (leaf application, MRL of 0.1 mg/kg and safety period of 30 days), tomato (lea f application, MRL of 0.1 mg/kg and safety 
period of 4 days) and wheat (leaf application, MRL of 0.05 mg/kg and safety period of 
14 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.    G/SPS/N/BRA/866 
 
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8. Is there a relevant international st andard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or seri al 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), 30 January 2013, Section 1, p. 64.  
Draft Resolution (Consulta Pública) number 3,  30 January 2013, issued by the Brazilian 
H e a l t h  S u r v e i l l a n c e  A g e n 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  p u b l i s h e d  a t  t h e  
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) :  1 March 2013 
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:    
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: