. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/410 
19 May 2008  
 (08-2278) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  BRAZIL
  
If applicable, name of local government involved:     
2. Agency responsible:  ANVISA – Brazilian Sanitary Surveillance Agency 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Pesticide on lettuce, potato, onions, wate rmelon, melon, cucumber and tomato 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  All 
countries 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft Resolution on 
Mandipropamid (available in  Portuguese, 2 pages) 
6. Description of content:  This draft technical regulation modifies Resolution RE nº 165, 
29 August 2003, by including in it the use of ma ndipropamid (leaf applic ation) in the cultures 
of: 
• Lettuce (MRL:  3.00 mg/kg and safety period of 3 days); 
• Potato (MRL:  0.01 mg/kg and safety period of 3 days); 
• Onions (MRL:  0.5 mg/kg and safety period of 2 days); 
• Watermelon (MRL:  0.5 mg/kg a nd safety period of 1 day); 
• Melon (MRL:  0.1 mg/kg and safety period of 1 day); 
• Cucumber (MRL:  0.3 mg/kg and safety period of 1 day); and 
• Tomato (MRL:  0.2 mg/kg and safety period of 1 day). 
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. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    
9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   Brazilian Official 
Journal (Diário Oficial da Un ião), 25 April 2008;  Section 1, page 52.  Draft Resolution 
(Consulta Pública) number 16, 24 April 2008, i ssued by Brazilian Sanitary Surveillance 
Agency – Anvisa;  to be published at Brazilian  Official Journal (available in Portuguese). G/SPS/N/BRA/410 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption:  June 2008 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   June 2008 
12. Final date for comments:  25 May 2008 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body: 
Brazilian Sanitary Surveillance Agency - ANVISA 
SEPN 515 - Bloco "B", Edificio Omega 
CEP 70770-502 
Brasilia – DF/Brazil Tel.:  +(55 61) 3448 1078 Fax:  +(55 61) 3448 1089 E-mail:  rel@anvisa.gov.br 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notifica tion authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or 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[22382-1-0].PDF