G/TBT/N/BRA/1145  
8 March 2021  
(21-1916) 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:  Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply – MAPA  
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 2563.3817  
Email: barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br  
Website: http://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):  
BEVERAGES, SPIRITS AND VINEGAR (HS 22); Beverages (ICS 67.160)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Ordinance No. 
208, 26 February 2021 https://www.gov.br/agricultura/pt -
br/assuntos/inspecao/produtos -vegetal/legislacao -1/TPSRevisaoDecretoBebidas.pdf  (9 
page(s), in Portuguese)  
6. Description of content:  Public consultation on the revision of Decree 6.871 04 June 
2009, that regulates Law 8.918 14 July 1994, Beverages Act  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Following the Regulatory Agenda 2020 -2021 of the Secre tariat for 
Agricultural Defense - SDA, begins the public taking of subsidies for the standard process 
of revision of Decree No. 6.871, 4 June 2009, regulating Law 8,918, 14 July 1994, that 
provides for standardization, classification, registration, inspect ion, production and 
supervision of beverages. Public Taking of subsidies pursuit the adequacy of the 
contextualization of problems and opportunities, with the appropriate technical solutions 
related to the production and marketing of beverages.; Consumer i nformation, labelling; 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
(1) Brazilian Official Gazette No. 39, 01 February 2021, section 1, page 7; Ordinance 277, 
7 August 2020; Decree 6.871, 04 June 2009; Law 8.918, 14 July 1994  
https://www.in.gov.br/en/web/dou/ -/portaria -n-208-de-26-fevereiro -de-2021-
305683529  
https://www.in.gov.br/en/web/dou/ -/portaria -n-277-de-7-de-agosto -de-2020-
271233359  
http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_ato2007 -2010/2009/decreto/d6871.htm  
http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/leis/l8918.htm  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Not applicable  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Not applicable  
10. Final date for comments:  24 April 2021  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Ministry Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA)  
Esplanada dos Ministérios – Edificio Sede - Bloco D  
Brasília – DF / Brazil  
CEP: 71.632 -100 
Phone.: +(55) 61 3218 -2828 
Website: www.gov.br/agricultura/pt -br 
 
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1/TPSRevisaoDecretoBebidas.pdf