. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/366 
12 December 2007  
 (07-5521) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  BRAZIL
  
If applicable, name of local government involved:     
2. Agency responsible:  ANVISA – Brazilian Sanitary Surveillance Agency 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Pesticide on various cultures 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  All 
countries 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft Resolution on 
thiophanate-methyl (available in Portuguese, 2 pages)  
6. Description of content:  This draft technical regulation m odifies Resolution RE n.º165, 29 
August 2003, by including in it the use of thi ophanate-methyl in the cultures of potato (seed 
application, MRL: 0.1 mg/kg a nd safety period not determined) and corn (leaf application, 
MRL: 2 mg/kg and safety period of 3 days).  It  also excludes the use of thiophanate-methyl in 
the culture of okra and alters its use in the cultures of:  
• pineapple (from MRL: 0.1 mg/kg to 0.5 mg/kg); 
• cotton seeds (from MRL: 0. 1 mg/kg to 0.2 mg/kg); 
• garlic (from MRL: 0.1 mg/kg to 5.0 mg/kg); 
• rice (from MRL: 0.1 mg/kg to 0.5 mg/kg); 
• banana (from MRL: 0.2 mg/kg to 0.5 mg/kg); 
• eggplant (from MRL: 1.0 mg/kg to 0.05 mg/kg); 
• coffee (from MRL: 1.0 mg/kg to 0.03 mg/kg); 
• peas (from MRL: 2.0 mg/kg to 0.1 mg/kg); 
• apple (from MRL: 5.0 mg/kg to 0.5 mg/kg); 
• watermelon (from MRL: 0.1 mg/kg to 0.3 mg/kg); 
• melon (from MRL: 0.1 mg/kg to 0.5 mg/kg); 
• strawberry (from MRL: 5.0 mg/kg to 0.5 mg/kg); 
• cucumber (from MRL: 0.5 mg/kg to 0.2 mg/kg); 
• tomato (from MRL: 5.0 mg/kg to 0.2 mg/kg); and 
• grape (from MRL: 5.0 mg/kg to 0.7 mg/kg). G/SPS/N/BRA/366 
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  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. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    
9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   Brazilian Official 
Journal (Diário Oficial da Un ião), 9 October 2007; Section 1,  page 59.  Draft Resolution 
(Consulta Pública) number 90, 8 October 2007, issued by Brazilian Sa nitary Surveillance 
Agency – Anvisa;  to be published at Brazilian  Official Journal (available in Portuguese). 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  December 2007 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  December 2007 
12. Final date for comments:  Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body: 
Brazilian Sanitary Surveillance Agency - ANVISA 
SEPN 515 - Bloco "B", Edificio Omega 
CEP 70770-502 Brasilia – DF/Brasil Tel:  +(5561) 3448 1078 Fax:  +(5561) 3448 1089 
E-mail:  rel@anvisa.gov.br 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notifica tion authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
The full text can be directly accessed through the following link: 
http://www4.anvisa.gov.br/base /visadoc/CP/CP[20066-3-0].PDF