G/SPS/N/BRA/1348  
 
11 January 2018  
(18-0348) 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): HS Code: 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: Draft resolution  (Consulta Publica) number 454, 
28 December  2017. Language(s): Portuguese.  Number of pages: 14 
http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/3898839/CONSULTA+PUBLICA+N+454+GG
ALI.pdf/10b7db89 -f6b0-4d94-a3e4-3d30ee642e72  
6. Description of content: This Resolution provides for food additives and technology 
adjuvants authorized for use in food supplements. Food additives authorized for use in 
food supplements, their respective functions, ceilings and conditions of use are listed in 
Annex I to this Resolution. Food additives and technology adjuvants shall meet the most 
current specifications set forth by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives 
(JECFA) or Food Chemicals Codex (FCC) Food Chem icals. The period of 24  (twenty four) 
months is established for the adequacy of the products covered by this Resolution that, at 
the date of their publication, are regularized with the National Health Surveillance System.  
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 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:  G/SPS/N/BRA/1348  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language( s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : On the date of its publication.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : On the date of its publication.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : On the date of its publication.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 9 April 2018  
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 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:   
Patrícia Oliveira Pereira Tagliari  
Tel: +(55 61) 3462 5402/5404/5406  
E-mail: rel@anvisa.gov.br