G/SPS/N/BRA/1222  
 
21 February 2017  
(17-1029) 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): HS Code(s): 06, 09, 10; ICS Code(s): 13, 65  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All tradin g partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Draft resolution ( Consulta Publica) number 294, 
8 February 2017, regarding the active ingredient A54 - AZADIRACTINA (AZADIRACHTIN) 
of the monograph list of active ingredi ents 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: 4 
http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/3230998/CONSULTA+PUBLICA+N+294+
GGTOX.pdf/56324bda -d9df-4690-a71c-8b42f6b58 b6c 
6. Description of content: This Draft resolution incorporates the following changes for 
the active ingredient A54 - AZADIRACHTIN from the Relation of Monographies of Active 
Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers:  
 Inclusion of (garlic, potato, sweet potato, Yacon potato, sugar beet, cará, onion, 
shallot, ginger, yam, cassava/manioc, mandioquinha -salsa, turnip and radish) with 
no restrictions for both MRL and safety security period for foliar use (application); 
and 
 Inclusion of sugar cane culture with no restrictions for both MRL and safety security 
period for application on the furrow.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [ ]  animal health, [ ]  plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or di sease, [ ]  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 Organi zation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :   
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :   
[X] None  G/SPS/N/BRA/12 22 
 
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  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 af ter 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) : 10 March 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 5402/5404/5406  
E-mail: rel@anvisa.gov.br