G/TBT/N/BRA/804  
 
3 April 2018  
(18-1993) 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 (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, Quality and Technology (INMETRO)  
Telephone: +(55) 21 2563.2840  
Telefax: +(55) 21 2563.5637  
Email: barreirastecnicas@inmet ro.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=33294  
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): Sanitizing 
products  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft Resolution 
489, 23 March, 2018. - technical regulation for sanitizing products categorized as bleach 
based on sodium hypochlorite or calcium hypochlorite and provides other measures 
(6 page(s), in Portuguese)    
6. Description of content: This Draft Resolution provides for technical regulation for 
sanitizing products categorized as bleach based on sodium hypochlorite or calcium 
hypochlorite and provides other measures.  
The technical regulation on hypochlorite sanitizing products is approved, as set out in the 
Annex to this Resolution.  
This Resolution incorporates the national legal order Resolution GMC MERCOSUR 13/15 
"MERCOSUR Technical Regulation for sanitary products based on Hypoch lorite" and 
revokes Resolution GMC 57/98.  
It revokes Resolution - RDC 109, of  6 September 2016.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:  (1) Brazilian Official Journal, 27 March 2018 (Diário Oficial da 
União de 27 de Março de 2018); (2) Resolution GMC MERCOSUR 13/15 'MERCOSUR 
Technical Regulation for sanitary products based on Hypochlorite'; (3) Brazilian Official 
Journal (Diário Oficial da Uni ão); (4) Not stated  G/TBT/N/BRA/804  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: On the date of its publication  
Proposed date of entry into force: On the date of its publication.  
10. Final date for comments: 2 May 2018  
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [  ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
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 
Website: www.anvisa.gov.br   
http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/4218559/CONSULTA+P%C3%9ABLICA+N%
C2%BA+489+COSAN.pdf/263b160e -b473-4366-9ea6-15c8e5e56ae8