. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/679 
13 October 2010  
 (10-5237) 
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):  Carbosulfan pesticide 
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 carbosulfan  Language:  Portuguese  
Number of pages:  2   
6. Description of content:  This draft technical regulation modifies Resolution RE No. 165, 
29 August 2003, by including in it the use of carbosulfan in the culture of sugar cane (soil 
application, MRL of 0.02 mg/kg and safety period not determined);  it also includes in 
Resolution the use of carbosulfan in the cu lture of corn (leaf application, MRL of 
0.02 mg/kg and safety period of 20 days) also changing the MRL from 0.05 to 0.02 mg/kg in seed application;  it also includes in it th e use of carbosulfan in the culture of soybean 
(leaf application, MRL of 0.02 mg/kg and safety period of 20 days);  changing soil 
application, MRL from 0.05 to 0.02mg/kg;  in the culture of rice changing the safety time 
from 97 to 30 days in leaf application, MRL from 0.05 to 0.5 mg/kg, changing equally the 
MRL from 0.05mg/kg to 0.5 mg/kg in the applications in seed and soil. 
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)    
[X] None G/SPS/N/BRA/679 
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  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), 18 August 2010;  Section 1, page 174.  Draft 
Resolution (Consulta Pública) number 87, 11 August 2010, issued by Brazilian Health 
Surveillance Agency - Anvisa;  to be publishe d at Brazilian Official Journal (available in 
Portuguese). 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  September 2010 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  September 2010 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  September 2010 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
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://portal.anvisa.gov.br/wps/wcm/conn ect/3a9db58043a0d4298437ecd956f63ca1/CP+N
%C2%BA+87+GGTOX.pdf?MOD=AJPERES "