. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/BRA/146
7 January 2004
(04-0058)
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, Standardisation and Industrial
Quality-INMETRO
Telephone: +(55) 21 2563.2824
Telefax: +(55) 21 2502.6542Email: barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br
Web-site: www.inmetro.gov.br /barreirastecnicas
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):   Pre-packaged foodstuffs
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   M e r c o s u r  Draft
Technical Resolution  number 03/03 (Projeto de Resolução Mercosul número 03/03), on
nutritional labelling requirements for pre-packaged foodstuffs.  (13 pages, in Portuguese and
13 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content: This Draft Resolution lays down nutritional labelling  requirements
for pre-packaged foodstuffs. The following are not included in the scope of this draft
technical resolution:
1. Alcoholic beverages
2. Food additives
3. Seasonings
4. Natural mineral waters and waters for human consumption
5. Vinegar
6. Salt (sodium chloride)
7. Products used in the preparation of infusions, such as coffee, tea, yerba matte and other
herbs
8. Ready to use foodstuffs prepared and packaged in restaurants and other commercial
installations
9. In natura  refrigerated and frozen fruit, meats and vegetables
10. Packaged foodstuffs with available surface for labelling equal to or less than 100cm2.
The present draft resolution does not apply to foodstuffs for especial purposes or
which show nutritional property declarations.G/TBT/N/BRA/146
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The present draft resolution is complementary to Mercosur Draft Technical
Resolution number 03/02, notified under G/TBT/N/BRA/91, on nutritional labelling
requirements for packaged food.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Labelling requirements and consumer’s safety
8. Relevant documents:   Mercosur Resolutions numbers 91/93, 18/94, 38/98, 21/02 and
56/02;  Mercosur Draft Technical Resolution number 03/02;  FAO/OMS – Diet, Nutrition
and Prevention of Chronic Diseases.  WHO Technical Report Series 916 Geneva, 2003;
FAO/OMS – Expert Consultation and Huma n Vitamin and Mineral Requirements,
Bangkok, 1998;  Codex Alimentarius FAO/OMS - Guidelines on Nutrition Labelling
CAC/GL 2 – 1985 (Ver. 1 – 1993);  Nutritional Academy of Science, Reference Values.
Institute of Medicine.  10th Edition 1989;  Nutritional Academy of Science, Reference
Values.  Institute of Medicine.  2000;  Dietary Reference Intake, Food and Nutrition Board,
Institute of Medicine.  2002
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Not stated
10. Final date for comments:   -
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.inmetro.gov.br/ barreirastecnicas/pontofocal/buscaNotificacao.asp