G/TBT/N/BRA/622
9 February 2015 
(15-0821)  Page: 1/2
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: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply 
Name and address (including telephon e 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 Metrology, Quality and Technology - INMETRO  
Telephone: +(55) 21 2563.2840 
Telefax: +(55) 21 2563.5637 Email: barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br   
Website: http://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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable): HS: 2202, Sweetened 
or flavoured, & other non-alcoholic beverages. Waters, including mineral waters and aerated 
waters, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured, and other non- 
Alcoholic beverages, not including fruit or vegetable juices of heading 20.09.) 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: Draft Ordinance 
Nº. 5, 29 January 2015. It sets the identity and quality standards to diet and low calories drinks (2 pages, in Portuguese) 
6. Description of content: Draft Technical Regulation Establishing the Identity and Quality 
Standards for Dietary and Low-Calorie Non-Alcoholic Beverages that should have the content of sugars normally added in conventional  drink, entirely replaced by low-calorie or 
non-caloric, natural or artificial sweeteners, among others requirements.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Quality requirements; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:  (1) Brazilian Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União) Nº 23, 
3 February 2015, section 1, page 5; (2) Ordinance Nº 30/1999 (Instrução Normativa 
Nº 30, de 27 de Setembro de 1999); Law Nº 8.918/1997 (Lei Nº 8.918, de 14 de Julho de 1997), approved by the Decree Nº 2.314/1997 (Decreto Nº 2.314, de 4 de Setembro de 1997) (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:   To be determined after the end of the consultation 
period   
10. Final date for comments: 5 March 2015 G/TBT/N/BRA/622 
 
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  11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresse s, if available,  of other body:  
http://pesquisa.in.gov.br/imprensa/jsp/visualiza/index.jsp?data=03/02/2015&jornal=1&pagi
na=5&totalArquivos=68   
http://pesquisa.in.gov.br/imprensa/jsp/visualiza/index.jsp?data=29/09/1999&jornal=1&pagi
na=124&totalArquivos=144   
http://pesquisa.in.gov.br/imprensa/jsp/visualiza/index.jsp?data=29/09/1999&jornal=1&pagi
na=125&totalArquivos=144