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ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/BRA/821 
13 July 2012  
 (12-3779) 
Committee on Sanitary and 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):  Metsulfuron 
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 metsulfuron  Language(s):  
Portuguese  Number of pages:  2 
"http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/wps/wcm/co nnect/c39dcd004bda62d38190d9bc0f9d5b29/Cons
ulta+P%C3%BAblica+n%C2%B0+44+GGTOX.pdf?MOD=AJPERES " 
6. Description of content:  This draft sanitary regulation modifies Resolution RE nº165, 
29 August 2003, by including in it the use of me tsulfuron in the cultures of citrus (Post-
emergency application, MRL of 0.01 mg/kg and safety period of 30 days). 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety , [ ] animal health, [X] 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 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:    G/SPS/N/BRA/821 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  Brazilian 
Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União) , 4 July 2012;  Section 1 page 64.  Draft 
Resolution (Consulta Pública) number 44, 2 July 2012, 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) :  4 September 2012 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  4 September 2012 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  4 September 2012 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  4 August 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: