G/SPS/N/BRA/1489  
 
26 March 2019  
(19-1885) 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): 0802, 1004, 1212, 1002, 1003, 100820, 1007, 0901, 
1006, 070820, 1001, 0602 ; 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 number 622, 14 March 2019, regarding 
the active ingredient M49 - METOMINOSTROBINA 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: 3 
Draft:  http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/3161705/CONSULTA+P%C3%9AB
LICA+N+622+COPSI+GGTOX.pdf/4224c696 -cd42-456c-bc83-8e4064aba1d6  
Comment  form:  http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/documents/33880/0/Formul%C3%A1rio+Pa
dr%C3%A3o+Consulta+P%C3%BAblica/34eba1a0 -0f05-46f4-b127-1e7819752234  
6. Description of content: This Draft resolution incorporates the following changes for the 
active ingredient M49 - METOMINOSTROBINA from the Relation of Monographies of Active 
Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products  and Wood Preservers, all in the 
modality of foliar use (application):  
− Includes  peanut, oat, sugar cane, rye, barley, millet and sorghum cultures with MRL 
of 0.01 mg/kg and safety security period of 30 days;  
− Includes  grass  with MRL and safety security peri od of "non -food use";  
− Includes  coffee culture with MRL of 0.01 mg/kg and safety security period of 45 days;  
− Changes the MRL of 0.5 to 0.07mg/kg for rice culture, the MRL  of 0.01 to 0.02mg/kg 
for bean culture and the safety security period of 35 to 30 days for wheat culture.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] prote ct 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) :  G/SPS/N/BRA/1489  
 
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  [ ] 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:   
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 t he 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) : 16 May 2019  
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:  
Assessoria de Assuntos Internacionais - AINTE  
International Affairs Office  
Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária - Anvisa  
Brazilian  Health Regulatory Agency  
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:   
Assessoria de Assuntos Internacionais - AINTE  
International Affairs Office  
Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária - Anvisa  
Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency  
Tel: +(55 61) 3462 5402/5404/5406  
E-mail: rel@anvisa.gov.br