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G/SPS/N/BRA/843 
29 October 2012  
 (12-5891) 
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 Surveillance Agency - ANVISA 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Active ingredient F43 - Fipronil 
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 n° 56 of 4 October 2012  Language(s):  
Portuguese  Number of pages:  3 
"http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/wps/wcm/conn ect/90c7af804cf7d1d d842a9e551355428f/Consu
lta+P%C3%BAblica+n%C2%B0+56+GGTOX.pdf?MOD=AJPERES " 
6. Description of content:  Draft Resolution for the active ingredient Fipronil to be included 
in the monograph list of active ingredients of  pesticides, household sanitizing products and 
wood preservers, including the use in the cultures of cotton (leaf application, MRL of 
0.01 mg/kg and safety period of 30 days), co tton (seeds application, MRL of 0.01 mg/kg 
and safety period not determined), peanut (seeds application, MRL of 0.01 mg/kg and safety period not determined), rice (leaf application, MRL of 0.01 mg/kg and safety period of 30 days), rice (seeds application, MRL of 0.01 mg/kg and safety period not determined), 
potato (soil application, MRL of 0.05 mg/kg and safety period not determined), sugar cane 
(soil application, MRL of 0.03 mg/kg and safety period not determined), barley (seeds application, MRL of 0.01 mg/kg and safety period not determined), eucalyptus (not food use), bean (seeds application, MRL of 0.01 mg/kg and safety period no t determined), corn 
(seeds and soil application, MRL of 0.01 mg/kg and safety period not determined), pastures 
(seeds application, MRL of 0.1 mg/kg and saf ety period not determined), sorghum (seeds 
application, MRL of 0.005 mg/kg and safety period not determined), soybean (leaf application, MRL of 0.01 mg/kg and safety peri od of 60 days), soybean (seeds application, 
MRL of 0.01 mg/kg and safety period not dete rmined) and wheat (seeds application, MRL 
of 0.01 mg/kg and safety period not determined).  
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.    G/SPS/N/BRA/843 
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  8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  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 standard?   
 [ ] 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:  Brazilian 
Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União), 5 October 2012, Section 1, p. 90.  Draft 
Resolution (Consulta Pública) number 56, 4 October 2012, issued by the Brazilian Health 
Surveillance Agency (ANVISA).  When adopt ed, it will be published at the Brazilian 
Official Journal (available in Portuguese). 
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 e nd 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) :  6 November 2012 
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:   
Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency ANVISA 
SIA, Trecho 5, Área Especial 57 
CEP:  71.205-050  
Brasilia DF/Brazil Tel:  +(55) 61 3462 5402 Fax:  +(55) 61 3462 5414 E-mail:  rel@anvisa.gov.br 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: