The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) proposed following:

1) P34 – PIRIPROXIFEM:

This resolution incorporates the following changes for the active ingredient P34 - PIRIPROXIFEM from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers:

• includes garlic, sweet potato, sugar beet, onion, mandioquinha salsa cultures with MRL of 0.01 mg/kg and safety security period of seven days;
• includes avocado, pineapple, papaya and mango culture with MRL of 0.05 mg/kg and safety security period of 14 days;
• includes pumpkin, zucchini, chayote, jiló, macice, pepper and okra cultures with MRL of 0.2 mg/kg and safety security period of seven days.

Products covered: Garlic, sweet potato, sugar beet, onion, mandioquinha salsa, avocado, pineapple, papaya, mango, pumpkin, zucchini, chayote, jiló, macice, pepper and okra

HS code: 070320, 071220, 071420, 080430, 080440, 080450, 080720, 0904, 121291

2) D41 – DIAFENTHIURON:

This resolution incorporates the following changes for the active ingredient D41 - DIAFENTHIURON from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers:

• includes corn culture with MRL of 0.05 mg/kg and safety security period of 20 days as foliar application;
• includes wheat culture with MRL of 0.2 mg/kg and safety security period of 14 days as foliar application.

Products covered: Corn, Wheat

HS code: 1001, 1005

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3) A18 – ABAMECTIN:

This resolution incorporates the following changes for the active ingredient A18 - ABAMECTIN from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers:

• inclusion of peanut culture with MRL of 0.005 mg/kg and safety security period of seven days;
• inclusion of aubergine culture with MRL of 0.02 and safety security period of three days;
• inclusion of potato, sugar cane, pepper and tomato cultures in the modality of soil use;
• inclusion of sugar cane culture in the modality of foliar use;
• changes MRL from 0.01 to 0.04 mg/kg for pepper culture.

Products covered: Peanut, aubergine, potato, sugar cane, pepper, tomato, sugar cane

HS code: 0702, 070930, 071010, 09041, 170111

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4) T48 – TIAMETHOXAM:

This resolution incorporates the following changes for the active ingredient T48 - TIAMETHOXAM from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers:

• Changes the safety security period from 89 days to "safety security period not determined due to the modality of use" for potato culture;
• Includes in the modality of soil application and changes MRL from 0.02 to 0.03 mg/kg for aubergine culture.

Products covered: Potato, aubergine

HS code: 071010, 070930

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5) T32 – TEBUCONAZOLE:

This resolution changes the safety security period from 90 to 30 days for sugar cane culture for the active ingredient T32 - TEBUCONAZOLE in the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

Products covered: Sugar cane

HS code: 170111

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6) M02 – MANCOZEBE:

This resolution includes the lettuce culture with safety security period of seven days in the modality of foliar use (application), for the active ingredient M02 - MANCOZEBE in the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

Products covered: lettuce

HS code: 07051

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7) M31 – METALAXIL:

This resolution includes the lettuce culture with MRL of 0.5 mg/kg and safety security period of seven days, for the active ingredient M31 - METALAXIL-M in the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

Products covered: lettuce

HS code: 07051

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8) P46 – PIRACLOSTROBINA:

This resolution incorporates the following changes for the active ingredient P46 - PIRACLOSTROBINA from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers:

• Changes MRL from 0.5 to 0.7 mg/kg for pineapple, anonaceas, kiwifruit, mango and pomegrenate cultures, all in the modality of foliar use (application);
• Changes MRL from 0.2 to 0.5 mg/kg for açai, coconut, dendê, macadamia, pinion and pupunha cultures, all in the modality of foliar use (application);
• Changes MRL from 0.2 to 0.5 mg/kg for cotton culture, in the modality of foliar use (application) and seeds;
• Changes MRL from 1.5 to 2.0 for barley culture, in the modality of foliar use (application)and seeds;
• Inclusion of medicinal plant Duboisia with "Non determined" MRL and safety security period.

Products covered: Pineapple, anonaceas, kiwifruit, mango, pomegranate, açai, coconut, dendê, macadamia, pinion, pupunha, cotton, barley

HS code: 0801, 080430, 080450, 081050, 100300, 52

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9) F68 – FLUXAPIROXADE:

This resolution incorporates the following changes for the active ingredient F68 - FLUXAPIROXADE from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers, all in the modality of foliar use (application):

• Inclusion of cultures of pineapple, anonaceous, kiwifruit and pomegrenate with MRL of 0.7 mg/kg and safety security period of 7 days;
• Inclusion of cultures of sweet potato, yacon potato, beet, cará, ginger, yam, manioc (cassava), mandioquinha salsa, turnip and radish with MRL of 0.07 mg/kg and safety security period of 7 days;
• Inclusion of cultures of chickpeas, lentils and cowpeas with MRL of 0.03 mg/kg and safety security period of 14 days;
• Inclusion of cultures of alstroemeria, alyssum, amaryllis, azalea, toadflax, Indic cane, celulosia, coleus, clove, duboisia, euonumus, gardenia, geranium, gerbera, gladiolus, hydrangea, lantana, lily, lisanthus, daisy, pinus, pittosporum, ruscus, salvia, sedum makinoi, rubber tree, verbena, vinca and zinnia with "Non determined" MRL and safety security period;
• Changes MRL from 0.1 to 0.3 mg/kg for açai, coconut, dendê, macadamia, pinion and pupunha cultures;
• Changes MRL from 0.01 to 0.03 mg/kg for peanut and potato cultures;
• Changes MRL from 0.02 to 0.07 mg/kg for carrot cultures;
• Changes MRL from 0.5 to 0.7 mg/kg for mango culture;
• Changes safety security period from 14 to 7 days fot cotton culture.

Products covered: Pineapple, anonaceas, kiwifruit, pomegranate, sweet potato, yacon potato, beet, cará, ginger, yam, manioc (cassava), mandioquinha salsa, turnip, radish, chickpeas, lentils, cowpeas, alstroemeria, alyssum, amaryllis, azalea, toadflax, Indic cane, celulosia, coleus, clove, duboisia, euonumus, gardenia, geranium, gerbera, gladiolus, hydrangea, lantana, lily, lisanthus, daisy, pinus, pittosporum, ruscus, salvia, sedum makinoi, rubber tree, verbena, vinca, zinnia, açai, coconut, dendê, macadamia, pinion, pupunha, peanut, potato, carrot, mango, cotton

HS code: 071420, 080430, 081050, 121291, 091010, 071410, 0706, 071320, 071340, 060230, 0907, 330121, 0801, 071010, 070610, 080450, 52

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10) P34 – PYRIPROXYFEN:

This resolution incorporates the following changes for the active ingredient P34 - PYRIPROXYFEN from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers:

• includes garlic, sweet potato, sugar beet, onion, mandioquinha salsa cultures wih MRL of 0.01mg/kg and safety security period of seven days;
• includes avocado, pineapple, papaya and mango culture with MRL of 0.05mg/kg and safety security period of 14 days;
• includes pumpkin, zucchini, chayote, jiló, maxixe, pepper and okra cultures with MRL of 0.2mg/kg and safety security period of seven days.

Products covered: Garlic, sweet potato, sugar beet, onion, mandioquinha salsa, avocado, pineapple, papaya, mango, pumpkin, zucchini, chayote, jiló, maxixe, pepper and okra

HS code: 070320, 071220, 071420, 080430, 080440, 080450, 0904, 121291

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11) A29 – ACETAMIPRID:

This resolution incorporates the following changes for the active ingredient A29 - ACETAMIPRIDO from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers, all in the modality of foliar use(application):

• includes mandioquinha-salsa culture with MRL of 0.5 mg/kg and safety security period of seven days;
• changes MRL from 0.01 to 0.5mg/kg and safety security period from three to seven days for garlic and onion cultures;
• changes MRL from 0.01 to 0.2mg/kg and safety security period from 15 to 14 days for avocado, pineapple and mango cultures;
• changes MRL from 0.03 to 0.5mg/kg and safety security period from 15 to 7 days for sweet potato and sugar beet cultures;
• changes MRL from 0.1 to 0.2mg/kg for papaya culture.

Products covered: Mandioquinha-salsa, garlic, onion, avocado, pineapple, mango, sweet potato, sugar beet and papaya

HS code: 070320, 071220, 080440, 080430, 080450, 071420, 121291, 080720

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Proposed date of adoption: NA

Proposed date of entry into force: NA

Final date for comments: 21-02-2019

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