G/SPS/N/BRA/1255  
 
24 May 2017  
(17-2806) 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): 10; ICS Code(s): 13, 65  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partner s  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Draft resolution (Consulta Publica) number 334, 
26 April 2017, regarding the active ingredient C58 ALPHA -CYPERMETHRIN of the 
monograph list of active ingredients for pesticides, hou sehold 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/10181/3394319/CONSULTA+P%C3%9ABLICA+N
+334+GGTOX.pdf/22d5bacc -8630-4bcf-9aa4-b6c10e474143  
6. Description of content: This Draft resolution incorporates the following changes for 
the active ingredient C58 ALPHA -CYPERMETHRIN from the Relation of Monographies of 
Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers:  
 Change MRL from 0,01 mg/kg to 0,03 mg/kg and safety security period from 15 to 
45 days, on the foliar use (application), for cotton culture;  
 Change safety security period from 21  to 30 days (MRL  remains 0,01 mg/kg),  on 
the foliar use (application), for cor n and millet cultures;  
 Change MRL from 0,01 mg/kg to 0,05 mg/kg and safety security period from 14 to 
30 days, on the foliar use (application), for oatmeal culture;  
 Change MRL from 0,04 mg/kg to 0,5 mg/kg and safety security period from 14 to 
30 days, on t he foliar use (application), for barley  culture;  
 Change MRL from 0,05 mg/kg to 0,5 mg/kg and safety security period from 14 to 
30 days, on the foliar use (application), for wheat, rye and triticale cultures.  
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/1255  
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commissio n (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:   
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) : 27 May 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) 3 462 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