G/SPS/N/BRA/1766  
 
25 September 2020  
(20-6514) 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 (ANVISA)  
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 898, 18 August 2020 . 
Language(s):  Portuguese . Number of pages:  4 
Draft:  
http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/6002763/%283%29CONSULTA+P%C3%
9ABLICA+N+898+GGALI.pdf/25aa7e6b -3e5b-475d-b05f-f469afcd05e6  
Comment form: http://formsus.datasus.gov.br/site/formulario.php?id_aplicacao=58996  
6. Description of content:  This draft resolution establishes the mandatory instructions of 
use and conservation in the labelling of raw pork and poultry meat products.  
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) : 
− Code of Hygienic Practice for Meat (CAC/RCP 58 -2005)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter numb er):  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
internati onal standard:   G/SPS/N/BRA/1766  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Impact 
Assessment Report:  
http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/6002763/%282%29Relat%C3%B3rio+de
+Mapeamento+de+Impactos.p df/8eab3351 -7e1c-4360-8882-bd32a8f3ce26  
Justification for the Draft Resolution:  
http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/d ocuments/10181/6002763/%282%29Justificativa+regulat
%C3%B3ria.pdf/d4c3a63c -c535-4fa5-9f47-152be6b8ad14  (available in Portuguese)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined after the end of the 
consultation period.  
Proposed date of publicati on (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) : To be determined after the end of the consultation period.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 2 November 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enqu iry 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