G/SPS/N/BRA/950  
 
1 July 2014  
(14-3762)  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: ANVISA - The Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Food services 
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 that modifies Resolution nº 216/2004  
and approves the Technical Regulation of  the Good Practices for food services  
Language(s): Portuguese  Number of pages: 3 
http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/wps/wcm/connect/02b92d804470f9c78ca69f81581d3b02/Co
nsulta+P%C3%BAblica+n+40+ GGTES.pdf?MOD=AJPERES 
6. Description of content: Draft resolution that modifies Resolution nº 216/2004 and 
approves the Technical Regulation of the Good Practices for food services.  
According to this draft resolution, Article 7 is included to the Resolution 216/2004, as 
follows: 
Art. 7 Compliance with sanitary standards established by this Technical Regulation 
do not exempt food services provided by  health establishments from complying 
with related normative instruments.  
Item 1.2 of the Annex of the Resolution 216/2004, will have the following wording: 
1.2. Application scope: it applies to food services which develop some of the following activities: manipulation, preparation, fractionation, storage, distribution, transportation, exposition to sale and delivery of prepared food to consumer, as 
cafeterias, buffets, commissioners, patisseries, industrial kitchens, institutional 
kitchens, food units and nutrition of he alth establishments, delicatessens, fast 
food, bakeries, pastries, restaurants, rotisseries and the similar. 
This technical regulation does not apply to human milk banks, lactary services, unities of 
Enteral Nutrition Therapy (ENT) units and industrial establishments which are regulated by the Technical Regulation on Hygienic-Sanitary Conditions and Good Manufacturing 
Practices for Establishments of Food Manufacturing/Industrialization.  
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.   G/SPS/N/BRA/950 
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international st andard? 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 available: 
The Brazilian Official Jo urnal (Diário Oficial da União), 16 June 2014, 113th edition, 
Section 1, p. 87. Draft Resolution (Consulta Pública) number 40, 12 June 2014, issued by the Brazilian Health Surveillance Agen c y  ( A N V I S A ) .  W h e n  a d o p t e d ,  i t  w i l l  b e  
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) : 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) : 22 July 2014 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Ana Paula S. J. da Silveira e Silva 
Tel: +(55 61) 3462 5402/5404/5406 E-mail: rel@anvisa.gov.br 
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ana Paula S. J. da Silveira e Silva  
Tel: +(55 61) 3462 5402/5404/5406 
E-mail: rel@anvisa.gov.br