. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/180 
29 May 2006 
 (06-2565) 
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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Pumpkin, field pumpkin, lettuce, peanuts, oats, potato, eggplant, beetroot, 
broccolis, carrot,  barley, chicory, chayote, borecole, cauliflower, clove, pea, beans, snap 
beans, tobacco, gilo, watermelon, melon, ma ize, cucumber, pepper, chili, cabbage, soy, 
tomato and wheat.  
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  1,4-
Dimethoxybenzeno  (Available in Portuguese, 2 pages).  
6. Description of content:  This draft technical regulation modifies Resolution RE No. 165, 
29 August 2003, by including in it the use of 1,4-Dimethoxybenzeno (tra p application) in the 
culture of pumpkin, field pumpkin, lettuce, peanuts, oats, potato, eggplant, beetroot, 
broccolis, carrot, barley, chicory, chayote, borecole, cauliflower, clove, pea, beans, snap 
beans, tobacco, gilo, watermelon, melon, ma ize, cucumber, pepper, chili, cabbage, soy, 
tomato and wheat.  (MRL and safety period not determined in virtue of the modality of 
application.)  
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:   G/SPS/N/BRA/180 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Brazilian Official 
Journal (Diário Oficial da Un ião), 17 April 2006;  Section 1, page 58.  Draft Resolution 
(Consulta Pública) number 18, 13 April 2006, issued by Brazilian Sanitary Surveillance 
Agency - Anvisa;  to be published at Brazilia n Official Journal.  Available in Portuguese.  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  May 2006  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  May 2006  
12. Final date for comments:  7 May 2006 
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.:  (55) 61 3448 1078 
Fax:  (55) 61 3448 1089 
E-mail:  rel@anvisa.gov.br
 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National noti fication 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[14510-1-0].PDF