G/TBT/N/BRA/718  
 
22 May 2017  
(17-2743) 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:  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   
The comments to this Draft Regulation shall be sent to  
http://formsus.datasus.gov.br/site/formulario.php?id_aplicacao=31454  
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 products  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  Draft Resolution n. 
342, May 03 2017 – Food export sanitary certificate. (4 page(s), in Portuguese)    
6. Description of content:  This Draft Resolution establishes criteria for the issuance of Food 
Export Sanitary Certificate, within the framework of the National Health Surveillance 
System.  
The Food Export Sanitary Certificate is a document issued by the National Sanitary 
Surveillance System responsible for the licensing of the manufacturer of the food product 
that will be exported, to exclusively attend sanitary requirements of food imp orting 
countries manufactured in Brazil. It is issued on a voluntary request from the exporting 
company, valid for 4 months from the date of issue. In the absence of models established 
by the importing country, the model established in the Annex to this Mi nisterial Order shall 
be adopted. To meet specific demands, information may be added to the model of Food 
Export Sanitary Certificate established in the annex, provided that its format and minimum 
content are not decharacterized.  
The National Health Survei llance System shall request from the exporting company 
information on the requirements established by the importing country and the existence of 
specific models of Food Export Sanitary Certificate required by the sanitary authority of the 
importing country . Only the information that is within the competence of the National 
Sanitary Surveillance System must be included in the Food Export Sanitary Certificate. 
Laboratory analysis and other costs for exporting food are the responsibility of the 
exporting compa ny. 
This resolution comes into force on the date of its publication.  G/TBT/N/BRA/718  
 
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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) Nº 84, 
4 May 2017, section 1, page 66; (2) Not applicable; (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 on the date of its 
publication.  
10. Final date for comments:  9 June 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 Res ponsible  
Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (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/10181/3401082/CONSULTA+P%C3%9ABLICA+N+
342+GGALI.pdf/ae545c74 -68ac-4a0c-b624-c1ab664635cc