G/SPS/N/BRA/1286  
 
30 August 2017  
(17-4609) 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): 07, 10, 12; 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 resolution (Consulta Publica) number 377, 
22 August 2017, regarding the active ingredient P53 – PROTIOCONAZOLE  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: 2 
http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/3540586/CONSULTA+PUBLICA+N+377+
GGTOX.pdf/b0290202 -9a2c-452b-9a3f-b2816b2ff907  
6. Description of content: Inclusion of barley and sunflower cultures, for the foliar use 
(application), with MRL of 0.3 and 2 mg/kg respectively a nd safety security period of 
30 days for both cultures; change MRL from 0.05  and 0.01 mg/kg to 0.2 and 
0.03 mg/kg for soybean and wheat cultures respectively; modification of the safety 
security period for the wheat culture from 20 days to 30 days, keeping the same safety 
security period  for soybean culture for the active ingredient P53 - PROTIOCONAZOLE in 
the Re lation of 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 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 Anim al 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?   G/SPS/N/BRA/1286  
 
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  [ ] 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 c onsultation period.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 22 September 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notificat ion 
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 Notifi cation 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