G/SPS/N/BRA/1468  
 
23 January 2019  
(19-0361) 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): 071420, 080430, 081050, 121291, 091010, 071410, 
0706, 071320, 071340, 0602 30, 0907, 330121, 0801, 071010, 070610, 080450, 52; 
ICS Code(s): 13, 65  
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 re solution number 589, 21 January 2019, 
regarding the active ingredient F68 - FLUXAPIROXADE of the Monograph List of Active 
Ingredients for Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers, published 
by Reso lution - 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: 6 
http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/2822921/CONSULTA+P%C3%9ABLICA+
N+589+COPSI+GGTOX.pdf/1cc179d7 -9b01-4a0a-83fd-d562f87bbdeb  
6. Description of content: This Draft resolution  incorporates the following changes for the 
active ingredient F68 - FLUXAPIROXADE from the Relation of Monographies of Active 
Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers, all in the 
modality of foliar use (application):  
 Inclusion of cultures of pineapple, anonaceous, kiwifruit and pomegrenate with MRL 
of 0.7 mg/kg and safety security period of 7 days;  
 Inclusion of cultures of sweet potato, yacon potato, beet, cará, ginger, yam, manioc 
(cassava), mandioquinha salsa, turnip and radish with MRL of 0.07 mg/kg and safety 
security period of 7 days;  
 Inclusion of cultures of chickpeas, lentils and cowpeas with MRL of 0.03 mg/kg and 
safety security period of 14 days;  
 Inclusion of cultures of alstroemeria, alyssum, amaryllis, azalea, toa dflax, Indic cane, 
celulosia, coleus, clove, duboisia, euonumus, gardenia, geranium, gerbera, gladiolus, 
hydrangea, lantana, lily, lisanthus, daisy, pinus, pittosporum, ruscus, salvia, sedum 
makinoi, rubber tree, verbena, vinca and zinnia with "Non determi ned" MRL and 
safety security period;  
 Changes MRL from 0.1 to 0.3 mg/kg for açai, coconut, dendê, macadamia, pinion and 
pupunha cultures;  
 Changes MRL from 0.01 to 0.03 mg/kg for peanut and potato cultures;  
 Changes MRL from 0.02 to 0.07 mg/kg for carrot cult ures; 
 Changes MRL from 0.5 to 0.7 mg/kg for mango culture;  
 Changes safety security period from 14 to 7 days fot cotton culture.  G/SPS/N/BRA/1468  
 
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  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 Or ganization 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) : 20 February 2019  
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:  
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