. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/BRA/517 
1 November 2012  
 (12-5981) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  BRAZIL  
If applicable, name of local governme nt 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, Standard ization and Industrial Quality - INMETRO 
Telephone:  +(55) 21 2563.2821 Telefax:  +(55) 21 2502.6542 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):  Paper Packaging and 
Equipment Intended for Cooking or Heating. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Resolution 
No. 65, 9 October 2012 - paper packaging and e quipment intended for cooking or heating 
(10 pages, in Portuguese). 
6. Description of content:  This draft Resolution dispos es about Mercosur Technical 
Regulation on Paper Packaging and Equipment in tended for contact with food during cooking 
or heating.  
It will be granted a period of 12 (twelve) mont hs from the date of entry into force of this 
Resolution for companies to promote the necessary adjustments to comply with this Technical 
Regulation.  
This technical regulation has been harm onized in Mercosur - Draft Resolution 
GMC No. 03/2012 (SGT No. 3 - Technical Regulations/Food Comission/Mercosur).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of Human Health.  G/TBT/N/BRA/517 
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  8. Relevant documents:   Brazilian Official Journal (D iário Oficial da União - No. 199), 
15 October 2012; Section 1 p. 46 Draft Re solution (Consulta Pública) number 65, 
9 October 2012, issued by Brazilian Health Re gulatory Agency - Anvisa; Brazilian Official 
Journal (Diário Oficial da Uniã o - mº 200), 16 October 2012; Section 1 p. 43 Draft Resolution 
(Consulta Pública); RE CTIFICATION, number 65, 9 Oct ober 2012, issued by Brazilian 
Health Regulatory Agency - Anvi sa;When adopted, it will be published at  the  Brazilian 
Official Journal. Available in Portuguese.   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined after the end of the 
consultation period  
On the date of adoption  
10. Final date for comments:  17 December 2012 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addres ses, if available of the other body:    
National enquiry point 
Agency responsible Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency - ANVISA SIA, Trecho 5, Área Especial 57 
Brasília - DF / Brazil 
CEP: 71.205-050 Phone:  55 61 3462-5402 E-mail:  rel@anvisa.gov.br   
Website:  www.anvisa.gov.br 
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