. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/BRA/148
9 January 2004
(04-0072)
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:
National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality-INMETRO
Telephone: +(55) 21 2563.2821
Telefax: +(55) 21 2502.6542
Email: barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br
Web-site: www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas
Secretaria de Apoio Rural e Cooperativismo
Telephone:  +(55) 61 218.2438
E-mail:  ezio@agricultura.gov.br, ribeiro@agricultura.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:           
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):   Preparations used in
animal feeding - dog, cat, pet, bird, poultry, cattle feed  (HS 23.09)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Ministerial Act
number 384, 26 December 2003 (Portaria  Nº 384 de 26 de dezembro de 2003), issued by
the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply on additives employed in the
manufacture of animal feeding.  (14 pages, in Portuguese)
6. Description of content:   D r a f t  Technical Regulation laying down mandatory technical
regulation encompassing registration requirements, evaluation of safety for use and
commercialisation of additives employed in the manufacture of animal feeding, includinglabelling requirements.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
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8. Relevant documents:  Decree number 76,986, 6 January 1976 (Decreto nº 76.986, de 6 de
janeiro de 1976) that regulates Law number 6,198, 26 December 1975 (Lei nº 6.198,
de 26 de dezembro de 1975);  Decree number 55,871, 26 March 1965 (Decreto nº 55.871 de
26 de março de 1965) that modifies Decree number 50,040/61 (Decreto nº 50.040/61);
Ministerial Act SVS/MS number 540, 27 October 1997 (Portaria SVS/MS nº 540, 27 deoutubro de 1997);  Ministerial Act number 157, 19 August 2001 (Portaria INMETRO
nº157, de 19 de agosto de 2001);  CODEX ALIMENTARIUS-FAO/OMS – Codex
Stan. 107- 1981;  Directive 93/113/CE; USA – 21 CFR 500 – Code of Federal
Regulation /Ch I (01.4.02 Ed.), Part 570 – FOOD ADDITIVES;
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, Technical Re gulation (CE) number 1831/2003,
22 September 2003.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Not stated
10. Final date for comments:   29 February 2004
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://www.agricultura.gov.br/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/MAPA/LEGISLACAO/CONSULTA_
PUBLICA/PRT%20384.DOC