G/SPS/N/BRA/952  
 
1 July 2014  
(14-3765)  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: ANVISA - The Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Post-emergency application in cultures of peanut 
(0.1mg/kg safety security period of 43 days),  rice (0.1mg/kg safety security period of 
43 days), bean (0.01mg/kg safety security period of 35 days), corn (0.02mg/kg safety 
security period of 110 days), soy (0.02mg/kg safety security period of 90 days), wheat 
(0.01mg/kg safety security period of 60 days) 
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 regarding the active ingredient 
BENTAZONE 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, Brazilian Official Gazette (DOU Diário Oficial da União) of 2 September 
2003 
Alteration of the Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) and of the Safety Security Period (SSP) 
to the culture of peanut, from 0.01mg/k g to 0.1mg/kg and from 60 to 43 days, 
respectively, and alteration of the MRL and the SSP to the culture of rice, from 0.02mg/kg to 0.1mg/kg and from 60 to 43 days, respectively  Language(s): 
Portuguese  Number of pages: 3 
http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/wps/wcm/connect/bb533a00448075bbb833f85a0a147896/C
onsulta+P%C3%BAblica+n%C2%B0+ 41+GGTOX+2014.pdf?MOD=AJPERES 
6. Description of content: Post-emergency application in cultures of peanut (0.1mg/kg 
safety security period of 43 days), rice (0 .1mg/kg safety security period of 43 days), 
bean (0.01mg/kg safety security period of 35 days), corn (0.02mg/kg safety security 
period of 110 days), soy (0.02mg/kg safety security period of 90 days), wheat 
(0.01mg/kg safety security period of 60 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/952 
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international st andard? 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: 
The Brazilian Official Jo urnal (Diário Oficial da União), 23 June 2014, 117th edition, 
Section 1, p. 31. Draft Resolution (Consulta Pública) number 41, 18 June 2014, issued by the Brazilian Health Surveillance Agen 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  
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. 
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 July 2014 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Ana Paula S. J. da Silveira e Silva 
Tel: +(55 61) 3462 5402/5404/5406 E-mail: rel@anvisa.gov.br 
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ana Paula S. J. da Silveira e Silva  
Tel: +(55 61) 3462 5402/5404/5406 
E-mail: rel@anvisa.gov.br