G/SPS/N/BRA/1608  
 
10 January 2020  
(20-0277) 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:  Resolution - RDC number 332, 
23 December  2019,  regarding the use of industrial trans fats in foods . Language(s):  
Portuguese . Number of pages:  2 
Resolution: 
http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/4379119/RDC_332_2019_.pdf/6c0d81d8
-98ab-4d94-93cc-4a65f59168a0  
6. Description of content:  This Resolution  defines requirements for use of industrial trans 
fats in all kinds of foods, including drinks, ingredients, additives, technology adjuvants, 
including those exclusively destinated to industrial processing and food services. This  
regulation 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) : Codex General Standard for Fats and Oils  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international st andard?  
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  There is no specific international standard for industrial 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are ava ilable:  There is 
no relevant international  standard of the  Codex Alimentarius Commission, however there 
is recommendations  and scientific evidence supported by reports of  WHO and FAO. The 
Impact Assessment Report on Trans Fatty Acid, available in Portugues e below, describes 
the scientific evidence which the proposed regulations relies on.   
Impact Assessment Report on Trans Fatty Acid:   
http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/4379119/Analise+de+Impacto+Regulator
io+-+Gord uras+Trans.pdf/8d3320eb -16d7-41a9-b04b-6c49b284be78   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : In the date of its publication.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : In the date of its publication.  
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) : Not applied.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if avail able) of other body:   
Assessoria de Assuntos Internacionais - AINTE  
International Affairs Office  
Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária - Anvisa  
Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency  
Tel: + (55 61) 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: + (55 61) 3462  5402/5404/5406  
E-mail: rel@anvisa.gov.br