G/SPS/N/BR A/1239  
 
11 April 2017  
(17-1945) 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(s): 22; ICS Code(s): 13  
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: Resolution RDC Nº 123, 4 November 2016, approving 
sanitary measure which defines food additives and processing aids authorized in wine.  
Language(s): Portuguese . Number of pages: 6 
http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/2858750/%281%29RDC_123_2016_.pdf/
0c2f728c -458c-4ee6-bd32-2d5bbaa586d1  
6. Description of content: This Resolution approves the sanitary measure which defines 
food additives and processing aids authorized in wine.  
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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food 
Additives (JECFA) and Food Chemicals Codex (FCC)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) i n which these are available:   G/SPS/N/BRA/1239  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 7 November 2016  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 7 November 2016  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : Twelve mo nths from date of publication: 7 November 2017  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable. The public consultation regarding 
this Resolutio n was published on TBT by mistake (G/TBT/N/BRA/649) , notification which 
is now null and void (G/TBT/N/BRA/649/Corr.1).  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number a nd 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 numbe r 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