G/SPS/N/BRA/1440  
 
4 October 2018  
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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: 06; ICS Code(s): 13, 65  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to th e extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Draft Resolution (C onsulta Publica) number 554, 
28 September  2018, regarding the active ingredient E05 - ETHEPHON of the monograph 
list of active ingredients for pesticides, household cleaning products and wood preservers, 
published by Resolution - RE nº 165, 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/10181/4984250/CONSULT A+P%C3%9ABLICA+
N%C2%BA+554+COPSI+GGTOX.pdf/db8abe09 -d506-444e-9c89-e81236e14d99  
6. Description of content: Inclusion of culture (sorghum) with MRL (of 2.0 mg/kg) and 
safety security period (of 20 days), use modality (application) leaf of the active ingredient 
E05 - ETHEPHON from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, 
Household Cleaning and Wood Preservers.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/p lant 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 Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international s tandard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/BRA/1440  
 
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  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) : 31 October 2018  
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Coordination of International Liaison and Regulatory Convergence - CCREG  
Tel: +(55 61) 3462 5402  
+ (55 61) 3462 5404 
+ (55 61) 3462 5406  
Email: 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:   
Coordination of International Liaison  and Regulatory Convergence - CCREG  
Tel: +(55 61) 3462 5402  
+(55 61)  3462 5404  
+(55 61) 3462 5406  
Email: rel@anvisa.gov.br