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G/SPS/N/BRA/846 
29 October 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):  Paper packaging and equipment intended for cooking or heating 
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 n° 65 of 9 October 2012    Language(s):  
Portuguese  Number of pages:  10 
"http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/wps/wcm/c onnect/e62dbd804d16684096fc9e551355428f/Cons
ulta_Publica_n_65_GGALI.pdf?MOD=AJPERES " 
6. Description of content:  This draft Resolution disposes about Mercosur Technical 
Regulation on Paper Packaging and Equipmen t intended for contact with food during 
cooking or heating. 
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 harm onized in Mercosur, Draft Resolution GMC 
nº 03/2012 (SGT nº 3 Technical Regulations/Food Commission/Mercosur).  
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)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    G/SPS/N/BRA/846 
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  [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), 16 October 2012;  Section 1 p. 43.  Draft 
Resolution (Consulta Pública) number 65, 9 October 2012, issued by the 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) :  To be determined after the end of the 
consultation period.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  On the date of adoption. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  17 December 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: