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G/SPS/N/BRA/781 
16 November 2011  
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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):  Residues of food pesticides 
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 Residues of Food Pesticides for 
registration in Brazil  Language(s):  Portuguese  Number of pages:  33 
6. Description of content:  This draft technical resolution establishes the criteria for studies 
on pesticide residues on food for registration of pesticides in Brazil. 
The studies in pesticide residues in products  of vegetal origin and fresh mushrooms 
presented by the applicants shall comply w ith the provisions of this Resolution. 
The studies conducted or initiated before the en try into force of this resolution will be 
evaluated based on the prevailing legislation. 
Field trials conducted based on the Board Resolution No. ANVISA. 216 of 
15 December 2006, installed within ninety days  after the effective date of this resolution 
will be evaluated, as well as samples an d analytical work derived from them. 
This resolution will revoke Resolution RDC nº  216, 15 November 2006, when adopted. 
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)    G/SPS/N/BRA/781 
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  [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:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  Brazilian 
Official Journal (Diário Ofic ial da União), 21 October 2011; Section 1, page 152.  Draft 
Resolution (Consulta Pública) number 53, 18  October 2011, 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) :  December 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  December 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  December 2011 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  21 November 2011 
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:    
The full text can be directly accessed through the following link:  
"http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/w ps/wcm/connect/72fc678048 cec057af6aafa3f2835ae8/CP+N
%C2%BA+53+GGTOX.pdf?MOD=AJPERES "