G/TBT/N/BRA/1092  
19 October 2020  
(20-7213) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  BRAZIL   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (INMETRO)  
Telephone: +(55) 21 2145.3817  
Telefax: +(55) 21 2563.5637  
Email: barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br   
Web-site: www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas  
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):  Mixtures 
of odoriferous substances and mixtures, incl. alcoholic solutions, based on one or more 
of these substances, of a kind used as raw materials in industry (excl. food or drink 
industries) (HS 3 30290); Soap in the form of flakes, granules, powder, paste or in 
aqueous solution (HS 340120); Organic surface -active agents (excl. soap); surface -active 
preparations, washing preparations, incl. auxiliary washing preparations, and cleaning 
preparations, whether or not containing soap (excl. those of heading 3401) (HS 3402)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Normative 
Instruction number 70, 1 September 2020 (2 page(s), in Portuguese)  
6. Description of content:  This Normat ive Instruction establishes the inclusion of a 
declaration in the label of sanitizing products informing the existence of a new formula 
changing its composition.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protect ion of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/BRA/1092  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1) Brazilian Official Gazette 170 on 3 September 2020, section 1, page 75 2) Brazilian 
Official Gazette 170 on 03 September 2020, section 1, page 74 3) Resolution of the 
Collegiate Board - RDC No. 421 of 1 September 2020  
https://www.in.gov.br/web/dou/ -/instrucao -normativa -in-n-70-de-1-de-setembro -de-
2020-275656316  
https://www.in.gov.br/web/dou/ -/resolucao -de-diretoria -colegiada -rdc-n-421-de-1-de-
setembro -de-2020-275656506  
http://antigo.anvisa.gov.br/legislacao#/visualizar/432064  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 September 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 September 2021  
10. Final date for comments:  Not applied  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa)  
SIA, Trecho 5, Área Especial 57  
Brasília – DF / Brazil  
CEP: 71.205 -050 
Phone.: +(55) 61 3462.5402  
Website: www.anvisa.gov.br  
https://www.in.gov.br/web/dou/ -/instrucao -normativa -in-n-70-de-1-de-setembro -de-
2020-275656316