. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/BRA/101
20 February 2003
(03-1078)
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 2502.6542Email: barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br
Web-site: www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas
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:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [     ], 2.10.1 [ X], 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):   Products destined for
dentin hypersensibility (HS: 33.06)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Resolution number
13, January 17th, 2003 (Resolução RDC no. 13, de 17 de janeiro de 2003) issued by the
Brazilian Sanitary Surveillance Agency on Products destined for dentin hypersensibility.
(1 page, in Portuguese).
6. Description of content:   This technical regulation establishes the obligation to include the
following claims on products destined for dentin hypersensibility:
"Dentes sensíveis podem indicar um problema sério que exige a supervisão de um dentista.
Não desaparecendo os sintomas durante as quatro primeiras semanas de uso, interrompa autilização do produto e procure a orientação de um profissional".
(“Sensitive teeth may mean a serious problem that require a dentist’s supervision. If the
symptoms do not disappear in four weeks, st op using the product and look for professional
orientation”)
"Evitar a ingestão do produto".(“Avoid ingesting the product”)G/TBT/N/BRA/101
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The companies have 120 days to comply with the new requirements.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer’s health and safety and labelling requirements.
8. Relevant documents:   None
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }20 January 2003
10. Final date for comments:   Not stated
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:
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
Agency responsible [ ]:   Brazilian Sanitary Surveillance Agency – ANVISA
Telephone: +(55) 61 448.1078
Telefax: +(55) 21 2502.6542
Email: rel@anvisa.gov.br
Or at the following link: http://www.anvisa.gov.br/legis/resol/2003/rdc/13_03rdc.htm