G/SPS/N/BRA/1212  
 
26 January 2017  
(17-0510) 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 specifie d in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Pesticides, componen ts, wood preservers 
(ICS Codes:  65, 13)  
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. 284, 13 January 2017, regarding 
simplified procedures for the toxicological evaluation of technical products, pre -mixes, 
pesticides, wood preservers and others for authorization and post -authorization 
purposes . Language(s): Portuguese . Number of pages: 2 
http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/3096866/Proposta+de+norma+em+discu
ss%C3%A3o.pdf/90d450b9 -041e-4c39-86d7-adf3b518700c  
6. Description of content: This Draft Technical Regulation establishes simplified 
procedures for the toxicological e valuation of technical products, pre -mixes, pesticides, 
wood preservers and others for authorization purposes, including post -authorization 
modifications and electronic submission of information.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [ ]  animal hea lth, [ ]  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) :   
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :   
[X] None  
Does t his proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [ ] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/BRA/1212  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are availa ble:     
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) : Thirty  days from date of publication.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 21 February 2017  
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: [ ]  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 5402/5404/540 6 
E-mail: rel@anvisa.gov.br