. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/579 
16 October 2009  
 (09-5098) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  BRAZIL
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  ANVISA – Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency 
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):  Endosulfan 
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 on Endosulfan  Language:  Portuguese  
Number of pages:  52   
6. Description of content:   
This draft technical regulation:  - cancels the toxicological evaluation reports  of all technical products and products 
containing endosulfan from the date of  publication of this Resolution; 
- maintains the monograph of endosulfan ac tive ingredient until January 2010 for the 
purpose of monitoring programmes of pesticide residues in food and;  
- rejects toxicological evaluation claims of  technical products and products containing 
endosulfan, in progress in ANVISA, with a vi ew to obtain their registration, according 
to the registration restrictions established by Law 7802, from 11 July 1989 (Art, III, § 6, "c" and "d"). 
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 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)    G/SPS/N/BRA/579 
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  [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), 4 September 2009; Section 1, page 213. Draft 
Resolution (Consulta Pública) number 61, 3 Se ptember 2009, issued by Brazilian Health 
Surveillance Agency – ANVISA; to be published at Brazilian Official Journal (available in 
Portuguese). 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  December 2009 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  December 2009 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  December 2009 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  4 November 2009 
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:  naint@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:    
The full text can be directly accessed through the following link:  
http://www4.anvisa.gov.br/base/visadoc/CP/CP[27695-1-0].PDF