G/SPS/N/BRA/1479  
 
29 January 2019  
(19-0461) 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): ICS Code(s): 13, 67  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent rele vant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Draft Resolution number 599 of 24 January 2019 . 
Language(s): Portuguese.  Number of pages: 87 
http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/3427171/CONSULTA+P%C3%9ABLICA+5
99-2019+GGALI/5f4d2908 -09b1-4a5c-8d43-4e6e08fcfbcb  
6. Description of content: This draft resolution is the Technical Regulation that establishes 
the positive additive list intended to elaboration of plastic materials and polymeric 
coatings in contact with food among other measures.  
It changes:  
 item 7b of Annex from Resolution - RES Num. 105, of 19 May 1999;  
 table of item 3.2 of Annex from Resolution - RDC Num. 52, of 26 November 2010;  
 item 4 of Annex from Resolution - RDC Num. 56, of 16 November 2012.  
It revokes Resolution - RDC Num. 17,  of 17 March 2008 , regarding the technical regulation 
about the positive additive list for plastic materials dedicated to elaboration of packaging 
and equipment in contact with food.  
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 n umber 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?  G/SPS/N/BRA/1479  
 
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  [ ] 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 av ailable:   
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) : To be determined after the end of the consultation period.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 1 April 2019  
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:  
Assessoria de Assuntos Internacionais - AINTE  
International Affairs Office  
Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária - Anvisa  
Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency  
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:   
Assessoria de Assuntos Internacionais - AINTE  
International Affairs Office  
Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária - Anvisa  
Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency  
Tel: +(55 6 1) 3462 5402/5404/5406  
E-mail: rel@anvisa.gov.br