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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/BRA/60
7 December 2001
(01-6243)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  BRAZIL
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:
National Health Surveillance Agency
SEPN 515 – Bloco "B", Edificio Ômega
CEP 70770-502
Brasília – DF/BrazilTel:  +(5561) 448 1078
Fax:  +(5561) 448 1089
E-mail:  rel@anvisa.gov.br
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Prepacked food products and beverages
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Resolutions RDC n° 39 (10 pages)
and RDC n° 40 (12 pages), of 21 March 2001, both published in the Federal Official Journal(Diário Oficial da União) on 22 March 2002;  Specific Resolution RE n° 198, of
11 September 2001, published in the Federal Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União) on
13 September 2001.
5. Description of content:  Defines obligatory nutritional labelling requirements for
prepacked food products and beverages for human consumption.  Alcoholic drinks, mineral
waters, and other bottled waters are excluded from this regulation.
6. 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           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: Resolutions RDC
n° 39, of 21 March 2001, and RDC n° 40 (12 pages), of 21 March 2001, both published in
the Federal Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União), Section I, on 22 March 2002;  and
Specific Resolution RE n° 198, of 11 September 2001, published in the Federal Official
Journal (Diário Oficial da União), Section I,  on 13 September 2001 (Available in
Portuguese).
English and Spanish versions of Resolutions RDC n° 39 and RDC n° 40 are available at
htpp://www.anvisa.gov.br/alimentos/legis/especifica/rotuali.htmG/SPS/N/BRA/60
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  22 March 2001
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  21 September 2001.  According to Specific Resolution
RE n° 198, an "educative period" was established.  From 21 September 2001 to
2 January 2002 companies selling products without the obligatory nutritional label will only
be notified by sanitary authorities.  After the end of that period, companies responsible for
the production and commercialization of prepacked food products and beverages without
the nutritional label will be subject to legal sanctions.
11. Final date for comments:  15 December 2001
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
Divisão de Agricultura e Produtos de Base
Ministério das Relações Exteriores
Palácio Itamaraty, Anexo I, sala 53170170-900 Brasília-DF
Tel:  +(5561) 411-6369/72
Fax:  +(5561) 226-3255
E-mail:  dpb@mre.gov.br
Gerência-Geral de Relações Internacionais
Agência Nacional de Vigilãncia Sanitária (ANVISA)
SEPN 515, Bloco B, Edificio Ômega70770-502 Brasília-DF
Tel:  +(5561) 448-1078
Fax:  +(5561) 448-1089
E-mail:  rel@anvisa.gov.br
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Gerência-Geral de Relações Internacionais
Agência Nacional de Vigilãncia Sanitária (ANVISA)
SEPN 515, Bloco B, Edificio Ômega
70770-502 Brasília-DF
Tel:  +(5561) 448-1078
Fax:  +(5561) 448-1089E-mail:  rel@anvisa.gov.br