G/TBT/N/BRA/716  
 
19 May 2017  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member : BRAZIL   
If applicable, name of local government involved  (Article 3.2 and 7.2) :  
2. Agency responsible:  Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (A nvisa)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification  shall be indicated if different from above :  
National Institute of Metr ology, Quality and Technology (INMETRO)  
Telephone: +(55) 21 2563.2765  
Telefax: +(55) 21 2563.5637  
Email: barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br   
Web-site: www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, wher e applicable):  Tobacco products  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  Draft 
Resolution  n. 330, 25 April 2017. (11 page(s), in Portuguese)   
6. Description of content:  This Draft Resolution provides for advertising, exposure t o sale 
and marketing of tobacco smoking products. The requirements for exposure to sale of 
tobacco smoking products marketed in the country and other provisions related to the 
marketing of these products are laid down. This resolution applies to all tobacc o smoking 
products marketed domestically, domestically manufactured and imported, and the 
exposure of these products to exhibitors or showcases at points of sale.  
The advertisement of any smoking product derived from tobacco  is forbidden , with the 
exceptio n of the exhibition of the products in exhibitors and showcases, posted in the 
internal part of the place of sale, unless it is accompanied by health warnings and the 
message of the prohibition of sale to children under eighteen. The products must not be 
exposed in close proximity to food products and any other products aimed at the 
consumption of children and teenagers, so as not to facilitate the visibility and access of 
tobacco products to children under the age of eighteen.  
The use of any device or visu al resource, sound or light feature that gives prominence to 
the exposure of the product packaging  is forbidden . Also, the use of any type of casing, 
device or feature that prevents, obstructs or disguises the display of the warnings and in 
the exhibitors or showcases mentioned in this Resolution  is not allowed . 
It is allowed that manufacturers and importers make available to the retailers exhibitions 
or showcases in accordance with the determinations contained in this Resolution before its 
entry into force . After the entry into force of this Resolution, exhibitors or showcases of 
tobacco smoking products that are not in accordance with this Resolution shall be removed 
from the establishments and collected by the responsible company.  
This resolution comes in to force 12 months after its publication.  G/TBT/N/BRA/716  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Protection of Human Health  
8. Relevant documents:  (1) Brazilian Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União), 
27 April 2017; Sec tion 1 page 70; (2) Not stated; (3) Brazilian Official Journal; (4) Not 
stated   
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined after the end of the consultation period.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  This resolution comes into force 12 months after it s 
publication.  
10. Final date for comments:  26 May 2017  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:   
Agency Responsible  
Brazilian Health Regulat ory Age ncy (Anvisa)  
SIA, Trecho 5, Área Especial 57  
Brasília – DF/Brazil  
CEP: 71.205 -050 
Phone.: +(55) 61 3462.5402  
Website: www.anvisa.gov.br  
http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/3219394/CONSULTA+P%C3%9ABLICA+N+
330+GGTAB.pdf/12ecd5a9 -9367-49eb-9bfd-650d4106bdbd