G/TBT/N/BRA/573  
 
23 January 2014  
(14-0350)  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:  National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology - INMETRO 
Name and address (including telephon e 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 2563.2840 
Telefax:  +(55) 21 2563.5637 Email:  barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br  
Website:  http://www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [ X ], 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):  Waters, 
including natural or artificial mineral waters and aerated waters, not containing added 
sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured; ice and snow (HS 2201) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Ordinance No 8, 
10 January 2014: establishes, within the Brazilian System of Conformity Assessment - 
SBAC, the voluntary certification for Bottled Natural Mineral Water, which should be carried out by an accredited body, accredited by INMETRO and established in Brazil (20 pages, in Portuguese). 
6. Description of content:  Voluntary certification : Proposed conformity assessment 
procedures for Bottled Mineral Water, which should be carried out by an accredited body, 
established in Brazil with a focus on food security.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Quality requirements and Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer 
protection. G/TBT/N/BRA/573 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   (1) Brazilian Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União) Nº 9, 
14 January 2014, section 1, page 54; (2) Ordinance RDC Anvisa nº 173, 13 September 2006 (Resolução RDC Anvisa nº 173, de 13 de setembro de 2006); 
Ordinance RDC Anvisa nº 274, 22 November 2005 (Resolução RDC Anvisa nº 274, de 
22 de Novembro de 2005); Ordinance RDC nº 275, 22 November 2005 (Resolução RDC Anvisa nº 275, de 22 de novembro de 2005); Ordinance RDC Anvisa nº 259, 
20 September 2002 (Resolução RDC Anvisa nº 259, de 20 de setembro de 2002); 
Ordinance RDC Anvisa nº 23, 15 March 2000 (Resolução RDC Anvisa nº 23, de 15 de março de 2000); (3) Brazilian Official Journal; (4) ABNT NBR ISO 22000:2006; ABNT 
NBR 15410:2006; APHA, AWWA, WEF Standard Methods for the Examination of Water 
and Wastewater; CODEX ALIMENTARIUS CAC/RCP 1-1969, Rev. 4-2003 - General Principles of Food Hygiene - Annex ‘Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) 
System and Guidelines for its Application’; CODEX STAN 234 Recommended Methods of 
Analysis and Sampling; EPA SW-846 Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, 
Physical/Chemical Methods; FDA’s Bacteriological Analytical Manual. Laboratory Procedures for Microbiological Analyses of Foods and Cosmetics EPA/600/R-93/116; ISO 
6310:2009; ISO 6312:2010; ISO 26867:2009; SAE J 2975:2011; SAE J 661:1997; 
UN ECE R 90; UN ECE R 13.   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
 
 Proposed date of entry into force:  
  To be determined in the final text, that will 
be published in the Official Journal after received comments have been taken into account 
To be determined in the final text, that will 
be published in the Official Journal after received comments have been taken into 
account 
10. Final date for comments:  13 February 2014 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [  ], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the other body: