G/TBT/N/BRA/625  
 
5 March 2015  
(15-1263)  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: ANVISA – Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency 
Name and address (including telephon e 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@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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Personal hygiene 
products, cosmetics and perfumes 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Resolution 
RDC No 7, 10 February 2015, Regarding the Technical Requirements to the Regularization of 
Personal Hygiene Products, Cosmetics and Perfumes (4 pages, in Portuguese) 
6. Description of content: The Resolution RDC 07/2015 establishes the definition, 
classification, technical requirements to labelling and the electronic procedure to 
regularization of personal hygien e products, cosmetics and perfumes.  
This Resolution incorporates to the national legal system the Resolutions GMC MERCOSUR 
No 110/94 "Definition of Cosmetic Products", 07/05 "Classification of Personal Hygiene 
Products, Cosmetics and Perfumes", 26/04 "Specific Technical Requirements to Personal 
Hygiene Products, Cosmetics and Perfumes", 36/04 "General Required Labelling to Personal Hygiene Products, Cosmetics and Perfumes", 36/99 "Specific Labelling to Personal 
Hygiene Products, Cosmetics and Perfumes", and 24/95 "Requirements to the registration 
of MERCOSUR and Extra-Zone Cosmetic Products and to Enabling Representative Companies Owners of the Register in the Receptor Country and Importers". 
This Resolution revokes the Resolutions RDC 211/2005, RDC 343/2005 and RDC 04/2014. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Protection of Human health or Safety  
8. Relevant documents:  Brazilian Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União), 
11 February 2015; Section 1, Resolution (R DC) No 07, 10 February 2015, issued by 
Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency – Anvisa. Available in Portuguese. G/TBT/N/BRA/625 
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: 26 February 2015 
Proposed date of entry into force: 26 February 2015   
10. Final date for comments: The Technical Regulation was already adopted on 
26 February 2015 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal 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: http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/ 
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