. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/BRA/138
3 December 2003
(03-6431)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   BRAZIL
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Brazilian Sanitary Surveillance Agency – ANVISA
Telephone: +(55) 61 448.1078
Fax: +(55)61 448.1089
E-mail: rel@anvisa.gov.br
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:
National Institute of Metrology, Standardisation and Industrial Quality-INMETRO
Telephone: +(55) 21 2563.2821
Telefax: +(55) 21 2502.6542
E-mail: barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br
Web-site: www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Biochemical products
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Ministerial Act
number 89, 4 November 2003 (Consulta Pública número 89 de 4 de novembro de 2003),
issued by the Brazilian Sanitary Surveillance Agency on biochemical products (6 pages,
in Portuguese).
6. Description of content:   This Draft Technical Regulation lays down registration procedures
and technical requirements for the toxicological  and environmental evaluation of biochemical
products considered as pesticides, as well as their components and related products.
It also lays down labelling requirements for these products, concerning their specific use,
where applicable.
This measure will also be notified under the SPS Agreement.G/TBT/N/BRA/138
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7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Protection of human, animal and plant health, life and safety.  Environment safety.  Labelling
requirements.
8. Relevant documents:   Decree number 4,074, 2 January 2002 (Decreto número 4.074
de 2 de janeiro de 2002).  (Available in Portuguese and English)
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Not stated
10. Final date for comments:   10 December 2003
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:           
http://www4.anvisa.gov.br/bas e/visadoc/CP/CP[5803-1-0].PDF