G/SPS/N/BRA/1217  
 
14 February 2017  
(17-0887) 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 Codes: 07, 08, 09, 10, 12; ICS Codes: 65, 13  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All tr ading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Draft resolution  n° 287, 3 February 2017, regarding 
the active ingredient A29 - Acetamiprid of the monograph list of active ingredients for 
pesticides, household cle aning 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/10181/3215468/CONSULTA+PUBLICA+N+287+
GGTOX.pdf/d0a70621 -5c49-49df-a9be-c51bb798242c  
6. Description of content: This Draft resolution incorporates the following changes for 
the active ingredient A29 - Acetamiprid in the Relation of Monographies of Active 
Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers:  
 Inclusion of cultures (pumpkin, zucchini , sweet potato, eggplant, sugar beet, 
broccoli, citrus, chayote, kale, Brussels sprout s, cauliflower, jiló, cassava/manioc, 
maxixe, cucumber, pep per, green pe pper, okra, cab bage, grape) with MRL and 
safety security period ; 
 Change of security period (for wh eat, triticale, oatmeal, rye, barley and papaya) ; 
and 
 Modification of the MRL for watermelon . 
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 (OI E) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :   
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :   
[X] None  G/SPS/N/BRA/1217  
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [ ] No  
If no, desc ribe, 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 consulta tion period  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 7 March 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ]  National Notification 
Authorit y, [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 Autho rity, [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