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Notifying Member: Brazil

If applicable, name of local government involved:  

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Agency responsible: ANVISA - The Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency

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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): Termite control bait, cockroach control bait, ant control bait and ant control granules (maximum allowed concentration of 0.3% w/w)

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Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:

[X]     All trading partners  

[ ]       Specific regions or countries:  

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Title of the notified document: Draft resolution regarding the active ingredient sulfluramid in the monograph list of active ingredients for pesticides, household cleaning products and wood preservers, published by Resolution - RE n° 165 of 29 August 2003, Brazilian Official Gazette (DOU-Diário Oficial da Uni?o) of 2 September 2003  Language(s): Portuguese  Number of pages: 2

http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/wps/wcm/connect/1d72218042b6eeb2b1f7f7a824db78e0/Consulta+P%C3%BAblica+n%C2%B0+4++GGTOX.pdf?MOD=AJPERES

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Description of content: Draft Resolution regarding the active ingredient sulfluramid in the monograph list of active ingredients of pesticides, household cleaning products and wood preservers. Exclusion of termite control bait, cockroach control bait, ant control bait of household cleaning products, keeping only ant control granules for Atta spp species or acrormyrmex spp species for amateur gardening, in compliance with the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), of which Brazil is a signatory state.

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Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests.  

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Is there a relevant international standard? 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:  

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Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: The Brazilian Official Journal (Diário Oficial da Uni?o), 27 January 2014, 95^th edition, Section 1, pages 33 and 34. Dr aft Resolution (Consulta Pública) number 04, 24 January 2014, issued by the Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA). When adopted, it will be published at the Brazilian Official Journal (available in Portuguese).

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Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): To be determined after the end of the consultation period.

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): To be determined after the end of the consultation period.

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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): To be determined after the end of the consultation period.

[ ]       Trade facilitating measure  

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Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 6 February 2014

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:

Ana Paula S. J. da Silveira e Silva

Tel: +(61) 3462 5402/5404/5406

E-mail: rel@anvisa.gov.br

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Texts available from: [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e?mail address (if available) of other body:

Ana Paula S. J. da Silveira e Silva

Tel: +(61) 3462 5402/5404/5406

E-mail: rel@anvisa.gov.br