G/SPS/N/BRA/1503  
 
27 March 2019  
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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): 120100, 0602; ICS Code(s): 13, 65  
4. Regions or countries likely to be af fected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Draft resolution number 618, 14 March 2019, regarding 
the active ingredient M15 - METIRAM 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: 4 
Draft:  http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/5383796/CONSULTA+P%C3%9AB
LICA+N+618+COPSI+GGTOX.pdf/d6e21d7e -d73e-4543-a4c1-6fbb76f1c562  
Comment  form:  http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/documents/33880/0/Formul%C3%A1rio+Pa
dr%C3%A3o+Consulta+P%C3%BAblica/3 4eba1a0 -0f05-46f4-b127-1e7819752234  
6. Description of content: This Draft resolution incorporates the following changes for the 
active ingredient M15 - METIRAM from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients 
of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Produ cts and Wood Preservers, all in the modality of 
foliar use (application):  
− Includes soya culture with MRL of 0.3 mg/kg and safety security period of 21 days;  
− Includes eucalyptus culture with MRL and safety security period of "non feed use".  
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.  
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 Conve ntion (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/BRA/1503  
 
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  [ ] 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) : 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 avail able) 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