G/SPS/N/BRA/1183  
 
19 September 2016  
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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 specifie d in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Wheat and corn flours enriched with iron and folic acid  
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: Draft resolution regarding the mandatory enrichment 
of wheat and corn flours with iron and folic acid . Language(s): Portuguese . Number of 
pages: 4 
http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/2954740/Proposta+de+norma+em+discu
ss%C3%A3o.pdf/f851dc6e -af66-45a8-8504-43fa7a17 5bf9 
6. Description of content: Draft Resolution regarding the mandatory enrichment of 
wheat and corn flours with iron and folic acid.  
This Resolution revokes the Resolution RDC 344, 13 September 2002.  
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:  
[ ] 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:   G/SPS/N/BRA/1183  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these ar e available: 
The Brazilian Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União), 8 September 2016, 173rd edition, 
Section 1, p. 41. Draft Resolution (Consulta Pública) number 249, 6 September 2016, 
issued by the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA). When adop ted, it will be 
published at the Brazilian Official Journal  (available in Portuguese).  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined after the end of the 
consultation period.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined after the  end of the 
consultation period.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 18 (eighteen) months upon its official publication.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 14 November 2016  
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:  
Patrícia Oliveira Pereira Tagliari  
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 av ailable) of other body:   
Patrícia Oliveira Pereira Tagliari  
Tel: +(55 61) 3462 5402/5404/5406  
E-mail: rel@anvisa.gov.br