G/SPS/N/BRA/1638  
 
7 April 2020  
(20-2752) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  BRAZIL  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA)  
3. 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):  HS Code(s): 2106; ICS Code(s): 13, 65  
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 Normative Instruction number 786, 
6 March  2020. Language(s):  Portuguese . Number of pages:  5 
Comment form: http://formsus.datasus.gov.br/site/formulario.php?id_aplicacao=54602  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/BRA/20_2464_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This draft normative instruction establishes the updating of the 
lists of constituents, limits of use, health claim, and labelling for food supplements. 
Please,  find the attached file containing the text of the draft resolution.  
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 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 st andard?  
[ ] 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:  G/SPS/N/BRA/1638  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 12 months after the date of its publication.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined after the consultation 
period.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : In the date of its pu blication.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 4 May 2020  
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:   
Assessoria de Assuntos Internacionais - AINTE  
International Affairs Office  
Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária - Anvisa  
Brazilian Health Regul atory Agency  
Tel: +(5561) 3462 5402/5404/5406  
E-mail: rel@anvisa.gov.br   
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Assessoria de Assuntos Internacionais - AINTE  
International Affairs Office  
Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária - Anvisa  
Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency  
Tel: +(5561) 3462 5402/5404/5406  
E-mail: rel@anvisa.gov.br