G/SPS/N/BRA/1760  
27 August 2020  
(20-5882) 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  
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 Resolution number 897, 17 August 2020 . 
Language(s):  Portuguese . Number of pages:  13 
Draft: 
http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/5993708/CONSULTA+P%C3%9ABLICA+
N+897+GEARE.pdf/3b343d38 -980a-4953-bb5c-7e9999aeb171  
Comment form:  
http://formsus.datasus.gov.br/site/formulario.php?id_aplicacao=58863  
6. Description of content:  This draft resolution proposes the revision of the 
Resolution  - RDC number 105, 19 May 1999 - which establishes technical requirements 
for packages and plastic containers in contact with food;  the Resolution - RDC number 
56, 16 November 2012 - which estab lishes the positive list of monomers, starting 
substances, and polymers authorized in the manufacturing of  packages and plastic 
containers in contact with food; and the Resolution - RDC number 88, 29 June 
2016 - which establishes the materials, packages, a nd cellulosic materials destinated to 
enter in contact with food; in order to update the health requirements of material in 
contact with food.  
This Draft Resolution will be also notified to the TBT committee.  
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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged 
Foods  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter n umber) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/BRA/1760  
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  This draft resolution deviates from the General Standard for 
the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods, produced by Codex Alimentarius Commission. 
However, the Impact Assessment Report on Nutrition Labelling, available in Portuguese  in 
field 9 below, describes the scientific evidence in which the proposed regulation relies on.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
− Resolution - RDC number 105, 19 May 1999:  
http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/2718376/RES_105_1999_COMP.pdf/
35bc8b0b -8efb-4a66-b852-0e2d60ccc455  
− Resolution - RDC num ber 56, 16 November 2012:  
http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/4048184/RDC_56_2012_COMP.pdf/f
203caaa -d5b4-4ac1-afc8-82f0bb1 3ffcb 
− Resolution - RDC number 88, 29 June 2016:  
http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/2883670/%281%29RDC_88_2016.p
df/b6eb3585 -1294-42a5-9b01-69133446781f  
− Impact Assessment Report:  
http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/5993708/Relat%C3%B3rio+de+Map
eamento+de+Impacto.pdf/5a6 a74b8 -b972-4d96-b33f-8b85ff8649ca  
− Justification for the Draft Resolution:  
http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/documents/1018 1/5993708/Justificativa+regulat%C3%
B3ria.pdf/135d31dd -bb33-4007-80e9-baa96b0634c7  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : In the date of its publication.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined after the end of 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 publication.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 26 October 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 Regulatory 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