G/SPS/N/BRA/1285  
 
25 August 2017  
(17-4528) 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: The 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): Food; ICS Code(s): 13, 65  
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: Resolution RDC nº 170, 16 August 2017.  
Language(s): Portuguese . Number of pages: 1 
http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/3414379/RDC_170_2017_.pdf/79a5ce7d -
54a6-46e3-9846-287f66db7d20  
6. Description of content: This resolution changes the Ministerial Or der SVS/MS No. 36 
of 13 January 1998, which approved  the sanitary measure on cereal -based foods 
intended for infant feeding to allow the use of other ingredients, provided that safety 
and suitab ility for feeding infants above six months and for infants are confirmed, as 
required by Resolution 17 of 30 April  1999.  
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 P lant 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. Othe r relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   G/SPS/N/BRA/1285  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : On the date of its publication.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 17 August 2017  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months f rom date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : On the date of its publication.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : No public consultation was done for  this sanitary 
measure.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] 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 6 1) 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: +(5 5 61) 3462 5402/5404/5406  
E-mail: rel@anvisa.gov.br