G/SPS/N/BRA/1266  
 
26 June 2017  
(17-3382) 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): 08; 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 resol ution (Consulta Publica) number 352, 
13 June 2017, regarding the active ingredient R03 – REYNOUTRIA SACHALINENSIS of 
the monograph list of active ingredients for pesticid es, 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/10181/3419849/CONSULTA+PUBLICA+N+352+
GGTOX.pdf/7e850126 -2926-4e6d-b9fb-04582ea6ec36  
6. Description of content: This Draft resolution includes the culture of melon, with both 
MRL and safety security period "not determined" due to its natural occurence in food 
crops, for the active ingredient R03 – REYNOUTRIA SACHALINENSIS in the Relation o f 
Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and 
Wood Preservers.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect te rritory 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 Healt h (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 G/SPS/N/BRA/1266  
 
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  If no, d escribe, 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 consultat ion period.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 13 July 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 Author ity, [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