ANNEX  
REGULATORY ORDER No ....... of ……. 2009  
The MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK AND SUPPLY, by virtue of the 
powers conferred on him by Article 87(II) of the Constitution, and having regard to Decree No 
6871 of 4 June 2009 implementing Act N o 8918 of 14 July 1994, as amended by Act No 8936 of 24 
November 1994, and the provisions of Procedure No 21000.006960/2009 -08, resolves as follows:  
TITLE I  
GENERAL  
CHAPTER I  
PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS  
Article 1   The purpose of this Regulatory Order is to lay  down the criteria for 
labelling of beverages and vinegar marketed on Brazilian territory and the procedures for 
the manufacture and packaging of beverages and vinegar by a contractor.  
Article 2    For the purposes of implementing this Regulatory Order : 
1 - "package" or "container" shall mean the device used for the immediate 
packaging of the beverage or vinegar;  
II - "main view of the package or container" shall mean the visible area of the 
package or container under normal display and sale conditions;  
III – "main panel of the label" shall mean the front of the label, including the 
collar label, located on the front of the container, on which should be printed the trade 
name, the denomination, the contents of the container, the alcohol content by volume in 
the case of an alcoholic beverage, and the volatile acidity in the case of a vinegar;  
IV – "counter -label" shall mean the label slotted, embossed or glued to the part 
opposite the main panel of the label ; – "multiple label" shall mean a label used for fruit 
pulp,  mixed pulp and powdered soft drinks on which those beverages are identified by 
marking fields with indelible ink by pen, stamp, inkjet, adhesive or sticker;   
V – "Product Registration Sign" (SRP) shall mean the standard graphic model for 
applying the Minist ry of Agriculture product registration number to the label;   
VII – "Provisional Product Registration Sign" (SRPP) shall mean the standard 
graphic model for applying the Ministry of Agriculture provisional product registration 
number to the label;  
VIII  - "Importer Registration Sign" (SRI) shall mean the standard graphic model 
for applying the Ministry of Agriculture importer registration number to the label ; and
  
IX – "Supervisory body" shall mean the specialist beverage department of the 
Federal Agricultur e, Livestock and Supply Inspectorate in the region which performs 
administrative activities relating to beverage and vinegar production in accordance with 
Article 3 of the Regulation approved by Decree No 6871/2009.   
Article 3   The following annexes are a pproved for the same purposes set out in 
the introduction to the previous article:  I - Annex I – minimum height of the graphic characters indicating the 
denomination of the beverage or vinegar;  
II - Annex II – specifications of the Product Registration Sign (SRP), Provisional 
Product Registration Sign (SRPP) and Importer Registration Sign (SRI);  
 
III - Annex III - model and dimensions of the Product Registration Sign (SRP);  
IV - Annex IV - model and dimensions of the Provisional Product Registration 
Sign (SRPP);  
V- Ann ex V - model and dimensions of the Importer Registration Sign (SRI).
  
Art. 4º Unless this Technical Regulation or specific legislation provides 
otherwise, no statement on the labelling of beverages or vinegar may be abbreviated 
even where it is not compuls ory. 
CHAPTER II  
CRITERIA FOR THE LABELLING OF BEVERAGES AND VINEGAR MARKETED 
ON BRAZILIAN TERRITORY  
Section I  
Labelling specifications and illustrations  
Article 5º   All compulsory statements appearing on the label must be in visible 
characters which are e asy to read and indelible and in a colour contrasting with that of 
the label background.  
Article 6   With the exception of the trade name, the label of a beverage or 
vinegar to be produced on Brazilian territory and containing text in a foreign language 
must include a translation of this text into Portuguese in the same lettering, size, colour 
and location.  
Sole paragraph.  Expressions without an equivalent in Portuguese shall be 
exempted from the translation requirement set out above . 
Article 7    The state ments set out in subparagraphs IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI 
and XIV of Article 11 of Decree No 6871 of 4 June 2009 shall not appear on the sealing 
cap. 
Article 8   T he label of a beverage or vinegar shall not include a design, picture or 
illustration of an y ingredient not contained in the product.  
Sole paragraph.  A label including a design, picture or illustration of any 
ingredient used to make a beverage or vinegar must include all ingredients of animal or 
vegetable origin, regardless of their quantity.  
Article 9   Beverages packaged in cans and able to be ingested directly from the 
container must be labelled as follows:  "This container must be rinsed before 
consumption ". Sole paragraph.  The above -mentioned warning must be clearly printed in bold 
characters  which are easy to read.  Article 10.  B everages or vinegar produced in Brazil shall be labelled with their 
registration number using the sign illustrated in Annexes II and III of this Regulatory 
Order.  
§1  The sign shall form part of the label and shall not be affixed separately or in 
sections.  
§2  Beverages listed in Article 8 of Decree No 6871/2009 shall be marked with 
the Ministry of Agriculture product registration number in the form of the sign illustrated 
in Annexes II and IV of this Regulatory Orde r. 
Article 11.   Non -alcoholic and unfermented beverages may be described on the 
label as "natural" provided that they were produced from the raw materials of origin with 
the sole addition, jointly or separately, of water, natural colouring and natural fla vouring.  
Sole paragraph.  The above provision shall not apply to carbonated non -alcoholic 
unfermented beverages.  
Article 12.   Juice, fruit pulp or mixed pulp may be described on the label as 
"100% natural" or "whole", both with additional quality informati on. 
Sole paragraph.  The above expressions may be used only where the products were 
made exclusively from t he raw materials of origin and without the addition of any other 
ingredients.  
Article 13.  The following shall be prohibited:  
I - the use of an express ion, picture, design or other form of communication, 
including the trade name, which does not match the nature, classification or 
standardisation of the beverage or vinegar;  
II - the use of the following expressions, even where associated with the business  
name or trade name:  "craft" ( artesanal ), "colonial", "home -made" ( caseiro ), "family" 
(familiar ), "natural" or "100% natural", "reserve", "special reserve" or similar, other than 
in the cases listed in this technical regulation or in specific legislation.  
Article 14.  The use of a multiple label is permitted for the following beverages:  
fruit pulp, mixed pulp and powdered soft drinks . 
§1   Statements may be printed in indelible ink by inkjet, stamp, adhesive or 
sticker provided that they convey the informati on in a simple, true and satisfactory 
manner throughout the shelf life of the beverage; and 
§2  The multiple label shall be restricted to a maximum of three flavours.  
Section II  
Denomination  
Article 15.  The denomination  of a beverage or vinegar shall have the following 
characteristics:  
I – it shall be printed on the main panel of the label in bold upper case letters, 
separately from the other statements;  II - its characters shall be clear, easy to read and in the same colour, font and size;  
and 
III - its ch aracters shall be at least of the height specified in Annex I of this 
Technical Regulation.  
Article 16.  Where beverages and vinegar are labelled using an international 
graphics standard, the denomination may be inscribed on the counter -label, without 
preju dice to the further provisions of this Technical Regulation.  
Article 17.  The denomination must be as specified in the supplement to the 
identity and quality standard of the beverage or vinegar or, failing this, as laid down in 
Decree No 6871/2009; no other  terms may be added.  
Article 18.  The denomination must correspond to that appearing on the 
registration certificate of the beverage or vinegar, except where a fancy denomination 
laid down in a specific regulation is used. In such a case the denomination sp ecified in 
the regulation may be used for labelling purposes.  
Article 19.  Where the denomination of the beverage or vinegar has one or more 
synonyms specified in other legislative acts, the product registration certificate may use a 
denomination and label of another.  
Section III  
Ingredients, alcohol content by volume and volatile acidity  
Article 20.  The ingredients appearing on the list of ingredients on the label must 
correspond exactly to those specified in the application to the Ministry of Agriculture f or 
registration of the beverage or vinegar.  
I - the percentage of juice or fruit pulp used in producing a non -alcoholic 
beverage must be declared:  
a) in the list of ingredients  immediately following the name of the juice or pulp, in 
the whole juice concent ration specified in its identity and quality standard; or b) on the 
main panel of the label, in the whole juice concentration specified in its identity and 
quality standard;  
Article 21.  the list of ingredients on the label of a dietetic beverage or low -calorie 
drink must specify, immediately after the name of the sweetener, the percentage of that 
sweetener by unit of packaging in relation to its acceptable daily intake (ADI).  
Article 22.  In the case of alcoholic beverages the alcohol content by volume must 
be expressed as a percentage of the alcoholic volume, as follows:  % vol.  
§1   The following expressions may be used prior to the alcohol content by 
volume indication:  
I - graduação alcoólica  (alcohol content by volume ) or its abbreviation " grad. 
alc."; 
II - teor alcoólico  (alcoholic strength) or its abbreviation " teor. alc ."; or 
III - conteúdo  alcoólico  (alcoholic content) or its abbreviation " cont. alc .". Article 23.  In the case of vinegar, the volatile acidity must be expressed in 
grammes per hundred mill ilitres or as a percentage; the term "acidity" must appear 
before the acidity indication.  
Section IV  
Labelling of imported or exported beverages or vinegars  
Article 24.  Imported beverages or vinegars may comply with this Technical 
Regulation by the use of an additional label, provided that the statements and 
information on the original label remain visible.  
Article 25.  Imported beverages or vinegars shall be marked with the importer's 
registration number by the use on the label of the sign illustrated in An nexes II and V of 
this Regulatory Order . 
Sole paragraph.  The sign shall form part of the label and shall not be affixed 
separately or in sections.  
Article 26.  The registration number may appear on the label of a beverage or 
vinegar intended exclusively for  export similarly to the other compulsory statements, 
without the need to use the Product Registration Sign (SRP) model.  
CHAPTER III  
PROCEDURES FOR THE MANUFACTURE AND PACKAGING OF BEVERAGES 
AND VINEGAR BY A CONTRACTOR  
 
Article 27.  The producer or standard iser of a beverage or vinegar may produce 
and package those items on the premises of a third party by contracting out those 
services.  
§ 1º A  producer or standardiser making use of the production and packaging 
procedure for a beverage or vinegar on the prem ises of a third party shall be known as 
the contracting company . 
§ 2º An establishment producing and packaging a beverage or vinegar for the 
contracting company defined above shall be known as the contractor.  
§ 3  Without prejudice to the applicable civil and criminal liabilities, the 
contracting company shall be wholly responsible for the product whose production and 
packaging has been delegated to the contractor.  
Article 28.  The establishment contracted to produce and package the beverage or 
vinegar shall  comply with all legal provisions, including that of being technically 
competent to perform the intended activity.  
Article 29.  The supervisory body  of the region in which the contracting company 
and the contractor are registered must be notified in advance  in writing.  
§ 1   The communication must be made at least fifteen days before the start of the 
contracted service.  § 2   The communication concerned must include:  
I – The product registration certificate and approved product register form;  
II – the contracting  company's registration certificate;  
 
III – the contractor's registration certificate;   and 
IV – the service contract.  
Article 30.  Should the contracting company choose not to display the contractor's 
business name and address on the label, it must display on the  label of the beverage or 
vinegar the expression PRODUCED AND PACKAGED UNDER THE 
RESPONSIBILITY OF, followed by the contractor's business name and address.  
§ 1   The term "produced" and the term "packaged" in that expression may be 
replaced by the synonyms  laid down in Article 4 of Decree No 6871/2009.  
§ 2   Once the provision in the introduction to this Article has been applied, the 
traceability of the beverage or vinegar must be ensured and clearly identified on the 
packaging by means of the symbol indica ting the contractor's region followed by the 
contractor's registration number.  
Article 31.  The service contract signed between the parties shall be valid in the 
view of the Ministry of Agriculture only where, cumulatively:  
I - the contracting company's reg istration certificate is valid;  
II - the contractor's registration certificate is valid;  and 
III - the registration certificate of the beverage or vinegar is valid.  
Article 32.  The registration number of the beverage or vinegar produced and 
packaged by the  contractor must be that obtained by the contracting company; the 
contractor shall not be required to register the beverage or vinegar . 
CHAPTER IV  
FINAL PROVISIONS  
Article 33.  The circumstances set out in Article 99 of Decree No 6871/2009 shall 
constitute an infringement of the provisions of this Regulatory Order  and shall render the 
offender liable to the penalties under Article 104 of the same Decree.  
Article 34.  This Regulatory Order  shall enter into force on the date of its 
publication, with a time limi t of one hundred and eighty days for adaptation to the 
amendments laid down.  
Article 35.  Regulatory Order No 55 of 18 October 2002 concerning the beverages 
and vinegars covered by Act No 8918 of 14 July 1994 and items 12.5 and 12.6 of 
Regulatory Order No 1 9 of 15 December 2003 are hereby repealed.  
REINHOLD STEPHANES  ANNEX I  
MINIMUM HEIGHT OF THE GRAPHIC CHARACTERS INDICATING THE 
DENOMINATION OF A BEVERAGE OR VINEGAR  
TABLE 1 – Content by volume or mass.  
 
Content of container (ml or g)  Minimum character heig ht (mm)  
up to 600  2.00 
601 to 1  000 3.00 
1 001 to 2500  4.00 
2 501 to 4000  5.00 
 6.00 ANNEX II  
SPECIFICATIONS OF THE PRODUCT REGISTRATION SIGN (SRP), 
PROVISIONAL PRODUCT REGISTRATION SIGN (SRPP) AND IMPORTER 
REGISTRATION SIGN (SRI)  
Model 1 – Specific ations of the sign indicating the registration number of the beverage 
or vinegar:  
I - dimensions:  
 
Content of container (ml or g)  Diameter of sign (cm)  
Up to 300  1.5 
301 to 500  2.0 
501 to 1000  2.5 
More than 1000  3.0 
 
II - shape:  circular;  
III - lettering:    Symbol of the registering region followed by the product 
registration number; above it the isolated word " PRODUTO " (product) in curved form 
following the upper arc of the circle, and the expression " Registrado sob o n° " 
("registered under No"), horizont ally above the number;  "Brasil " horizontally below 
the number;   and the expression " Ministério da Agricultura " in curved form following 
the lower arc of the circle, in the same size as the expression " Registrada sob o nº ".   
All expressions must be printed  in Arial font in the proportions set out in the model in 
Annex IV;    and  
IV - colour:    The smaller inner circle must be printed in black 20% shading 
inside the larger circle printed in white, and all characters must be printed in 100% 
black.  
Model 2 – Speci fications of the sign indicating the provisional registration 
number of the beverage or vinegar:  
I - dimensions:  
 
Content of container (ml or g)  Diameter of sign (cm)  
up to 300  1.5 
301 to 500  2.0 
501 to 1000  2.5 
More than 1000  3.0  
II - shape:  circula r; 
III - lettering:    Symbol of the registering region followed by the product 
registration number; above it the isolated word " PRODUTO " (product) in curved form 
following the upper arc of the circle, and the expression " Reg. PROVISÓRIO  sob o n° " 
("provisional ly registered under No"), horizontally above the number;  "Brasil " 
horizontally below the number;   and the expression " Ministério da Agricultura ", in 
curved form following the lower arc of the circle .   All expressions must be printed in 
Arial font in the p roportions set out in the model in Annex V;    and  
IV - colour:    the smaller inner circle must be printed in black 20% shading 
inside the larger circle printed in white, and all characters must be printed in 100% 
black.  
 
Model 3 – Specifications of the sign i ndicating the registration number of the 
importer of the beverage or vinegar:  
I - dimensions:  
 
Content of container (ml or g)  Length of sign (cm)  
up to 300  1.5 cm  
301 to 500  2.0 cm  
501 to 1000  2.5 cm  
More than 1000  3.0 cm  
II - shape:  rectangular;  
III - lettering:    Symbol of the registering region followed by the product 
registration number; above it the isolated word " IMPORTADOR " (importer), and the 
expression " Registrado sob o n° " ("registered under No"), both horizontally above the 
number;  "Brasil " hori zontally below the number;  and the expression " Ministério da 
Agricultura " in curved form following the lower arc of the circle *.   All expressions must 
be printed in Arial font in the proportions set out in the model in Annex VI;    and  
IV - colour :   the smal ler inner circle must be printed in black 20% shading inside 
the larger circle printed in white *, and all characters must be printed in 100% black.  
 
*Translator's note:  the above statements I have highlighted in red appear to be copied in error  
from the " product" signs; the "importer" sign is rectangular, not circular.  ANNEX III  
PRODUCT REGISTRATION SIGN (SRP) MODEL  
 
DIMENSIONS OF THE PRODUCT REGISTRATION SIGN (SRP)  
 ANNEX IV  
PROVISIONAL PRODUCT REGISTRATION SIGN (SRPP) MODEL  
 
DIMENSIONS OF THE PROVIS IONAL PRODUCT REGISTRATION SIGN 
(SRPP)  
 ANNEX V  
IMPORTER REGISTRATION SIGN (SRI) MODEL  
 
DIMENSIONS OF THE IMPORTER REGISTRATION SIGN (SRI)