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G/SPS/N/BRA/830 
21 September 2012  
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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 Surveillance Agency - ANVISA 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Food packaging 
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 nº 51, 31 August 2012  Language(s):  
Portuguese  Number of pages:  31 
http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/wps/wcm/connec t/15df14804c9bcc8eb0 28fd93d95c4045/Consul
ta+P%C3%BAblica+N%C2%B 0+51+GGALI.pdf?MOD=AJPERES   
6. Description of content:  This Technical Regulation establishes the cellulosic materials, 
packaging and equipment in contact with f ood and provides the positive list of components 
and total migration tests for cellulosic mate rials, packaging and equipment intended to 
come into contact with food.  
This draft Technical Regulation revokes Decr ee 177, 4 March 1999 (Portaria n° 177, de 
4 de março de 1999), and Resolution RDC n° 129, 10 May 2002. 
It will be granted a period of 12 (twelve) months  from the date of entry into force of this 
Resolution for companies to promote the nece ssary adjustments to comply with this 
Technical Regulation.  
This Technical Regulation has been harmoni zed in MERCOSUR:  Draft Resolution GMC 
nº 01/2011 (SGT nº 3:  Technical Regulations/Food Commission/MERCOSUR).  It is an update of Resolutions GMC nº 19/94, 12/95, 35/97, 56/97, 52/99, 20/00. 
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 stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   G/SPS/N/BRA/830 
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  [ ] 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:  Brazilian 
Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União), 5 September 2012;  Section 1.  Draft Resolution 
(Consulta Pública) number 51,  31 August 2012, issued by  Brazilian Health Regulatory 
Agency (ANVISA).  When adopted, it will be 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) :  On the date of adoption. 
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 c onsultation period.  The final text must 
be approved by MERCOSUR countries that  will probably meet in March 2013. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  3 November 2012 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:    
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: