G/SPS/N/BRA/1431  
 
19 September 2018  
(18-5781) 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): 06; ICS Code(s): 13  
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 Resolution ( Consulta Pública) number 547, 
3 September 2018, regarding the active ingredient  C18 – CHLOROTHALONIL of the 
monograph list of active ingredients for pesticides, household cleaning products and 
woods preservers, published by Resolution - RE nº 165 of 29 August 2003, on the Brazilian 
Official Gazette (DOU - Diário Oficial da União) of 2 September 2003 . Lang uage(s): 
Portuguese.  Number of pages: 4 
http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/4444975/CONSULTA+P%C3%9ABLICA+
N%C2%BA+547+GGTOX.pdf/966ebb64 -3b75-4eff-9d86-dc028195321d   
6. Description of content: This Draft resolution incorporates the following changes for the 
active ingredient C18  - CHLOR OTHALONIL in the Relation of Monographies of Active 
Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers:  
 Inclusion of cotton culture with MRL of 0.2 mg/kg a nd safety security period of 
30 days for foliar use (application);  
 Change of security period (soybean) to 0.5 mg/kg.  
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 relevan t 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, chap ter 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/1431  
 
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  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) : 4 October 2018  
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:  
Coordenação de Articulação Internacional e Convergência Regulatória - CCREG  
Tel: +(55 61) 3462 5402/5404/5406  
E-mail: rel@anvisa.gov.b r 
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Coordenação de Articulação Internacional e Convergência Regulatória - CCREG  
Tel: +(55 61) 3462 5402/5404/5406  
E-mail: rel@anvisa.gov.br