G/SPS/N/BRA/1189  
 
5 October 2016  
(16-5299) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: BRAZIL  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: 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): Dairy products  
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 Technical Resolution nº 255, 23 September 
2016 (Resolução RDC nº 255, de 23 de setembro de 2016) . Language(s): Portuguese . 
Number of pages: 3 
http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/2955920/Proposta+de+norma+em+dicus
s%C3%A3o+%28CP+255%29.pdf/b9930c74 -0a58-487e-8f0a-6a232fafac58  
6. Descriptio n of content: Draft Technical Resolution nº 255, 23 September 2016 
(Resolução RDC nº 255, de 23 de setembro de 2016), regarding the mandatory 
statement of the presence of lactose on food labelling.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [ ]  animal h ealth, [ ]  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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are avai lable: 
Brazilian Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União), 26 September 2016, Section 1, p. 43  
(available in Portuguese)  G/SPS/N/BRA/1189  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : On the date of publication.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined afte r the end of the 
consultation period.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : Twelve months upon the publication.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ]  Sixty days from  the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 1 November 2016  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of oth er 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 available) of other body:   
Patrícia Oliveira Pereira Tagliari  
Tel: +(55 61) 3462 5402/5404/5406  
E-mail: rel@ anvisa .gov.br