G/SPS/N/BRA/1954  
 
17 June 2021  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  BRAZIL  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  The 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):  All food products (HS Codes: 16 -24) 
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 498, 26 May 2021 . Language(s):  
Portuguese . Number of pages:  11 
https://www.in.gov.br/web/dou/ -/resolucao -de-diretoria -colegiada -rdc-n-498-de-20-de-
maio-de-2021-322074116  
6. Description of content:  This Resolution changes Resolution - RDC nº 20, 22 March 2007, 
which approves the technical regulation on provisions for packaging, coatings, utensils, lids 
and metallic equipment in contact with food.  
This regulation will be also n otified 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 internat ional standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number ):  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    G/SPS/N/BRA/1954  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 June 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 May 2021  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 1 June 2021  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designat ed 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 Agenc y 
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