. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/621 
3 March 2010  
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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):  Clethodim 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 Clethodim  Language:  Portuguese  
Number of pages:  2   
6. Description of content:  This draft technical regulation modifies Resolution RE nº 165, 
29 August 2003, by changing in it the use of clethodim in the cultures of garlic, potato, 
coffee beans, onion, carrot, yuca, waterm elon and tomato.  The MRL changes from 
0.05mg/kg to 0.5mg/kg. 
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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text) Codex Alimentarius establishe d MRLs of clethodim for few 
cultures, but not for all of the cult ures above.  This MRL was established 
following:  
− toxicological assessment of the pesticide and its residue;  and  
− review of residue data from supervised  trials and supervised uses including 
those reflecting national good agricultural practices.  
They also consider the various dietary residue estimates and determinations in 
comparison with the acceptable daily inta ke, in order to indicate that foods 
complying with these MRLs are safe for human consumption. 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    G/SPS/N/BRA/621 
Page 2  
 
  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] 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), 22 January 2010;  Section 1, page 125.  Draft 
Resolution (Consulta Pública) number 9, 21 January 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) :  March 2010 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  March 2010 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  March 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/connec t/b59e5a804144d600bd5bbd 99afb6b75f/consult
a+publica+ggtox+9.pdf?MOD=AJPERES