. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/548 
16 July 2009  
 (09-3472) 
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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Pesticide on cotton, rice, coffee, barley, beans, soy beans and wheat 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ X ] All trading partners, or [   ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Resolution on kresoxim-methyl 
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 kresoxim-methyl in the following cultures: 
− cotton (MRL of 0.05 mg/kg and safety period of 14 days); 
− rice (MRL of 0.02 mg/kg and safety period of 45 days); 
− coffee (MRL of 0.05 mg/kg and safety period of 45 days); 
− barley (MRL of 0.05 mg/kg and safety period of 30 days); 
− beans (MRL of 0.05 mg/kg and safety period of 14 days); 
− soy beans (MRL of 0.05 mg/kg and safety period of 14 days);  and 
− wheat (MRL of 0.05 mg/kg and safety period of 30 days). 
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 established MR Ls of kresozim-methyl for few 
cultures, but not all listed above.  Th ese MRLs are established following: 
− toxicological assessment of the pesticide and its residue;  and G/SPS/N/BRA/548 
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   − review of residue data from supervised trials and supervised uses including those 
reflecting national good agricultural practices.  
They also consider the various dietary resi due estimates and determinations in comparison 
with the acceptable daily intake, 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)     
[   ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM N°)     
[   ] None  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ X ] 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 June 2009;  Section 1, page 72.  Draft 
Resolution (Consulta Pública) number 32, 3 June 2009, 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) :  August 2009 
Propose date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) :  August 2009 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [   ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  August 2009 
[ 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 handle 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[26721-1-0].PDF