. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/BRA/510 
21 September 2012  
 (12-5087) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  BRAZIL  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Brazilian Sanitary Surveillance Agency - ANVISA 
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 Metrology, Standard ization and Industrial Quality - INMETRO 
Telephone:  +(55) 21 2563.2821 Telefax:  +(55) 21 2502.6542 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 applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Food packaging. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Resolution 
No. 51, 31 August 2012 - Food packaging (31 pages, in Portuguese).     
6. Description of content:  This Technical Regulation establishes the cellulosic materials, 
packaging and equipment in contact with food and provides the positive list of components 
and total migration tests for cellulosic material s, packaging and equipment intended to come 
into contact with food.  
This draft Technical Regulation revokes D ecree 177, 4 March 1999 ("Portaria No. 177, 
de 04 de março de 1999"), and Resolution RDC n. 129, 10 May 2002.  
It will be granted a period of 12 (twelve) mont hs from the date of entry into force of this 
Resolution for companies to promote the necessary adjustments to comply with this Technical 
Regulation.  
This technical regulation has been harmoni zed in Mercosur - Draft Resolution GMC 
No. 01/2011 (SGT No. 3 - Technical Regulations/F ood Comission/Mercosur). It is an update 
of Resolutions GMC No. 19/94, 12/95, 35/97, 56/97, 52/99, 20/00. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of Human Health  G/TBT/N/BRA/510 
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  8. Relevant documents:   Brazilian Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União), 
5 September 2012; Section 1. Draft Reso lution (Consulta Pública) number 51, 
31 August 2012, issued by Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency – Anvi sa; When adopted, it 
will be published at  the  Brazilian Offi cial Journal. Available in Portuguese.   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined after the end of the 
consultation period  On the date of adoption 
10. Final date for comments:  3 November 2012.  
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addres ses, if available of the other body:    
National enquiry point 
Agency responsible 
Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency - ANVISA 
SIA, Trecho 5, Área Especial 57 Brasília - DF / Brazil CEP:  71.205-050 Phone:  55 61 3462-5402 
E-mail:  rel@anvisa.gov.br   
Website:  http://www.anvisa.gov.br/  
http://portal.anvisa.gov.br /wps/wcm/connect/15df14804c 9bcc8eb028fd93d95c4045/Consulta
+P%C3%BAblica+N%C2%B0+51 +GGALI.pdf?MOD=AJPERES