. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/BRA/176 
21 June 2005 
 (05-2353) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   BRAZIL
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:         
Brazilian Sanitary Surveillance Agency - ANVISA SEPN 515 - Bloco "B", Edificio Omega CEP 70770-502 
Brasilia - DF/Brasil 
Phone.: (+55) 61 448 1078 E-mail: rel@anvisa.gov.br  Website: www.anvisa.gov.br 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
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, Standa rdization and Industrial Quality-INMETRO 
Telephone: +(55) 21 2563 2821 Telefax: +(55) 21 2502 6542 Email: barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br 
Web-site: 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):   Spices and sauces 
5. Title, number of pages and langu age(s) of the notified document:   D r a f t
Resolution number 88, dated 13 De cember 2004, Technical Regulation on
spices and sauces (4 pages, in Portuguese). 
6. Description of content:   This technical regulation establishes identity and minimum quality 
requirements for mixture for preparing food and food ready for consumption that are 
packaged in the absence of the consumer, including its labelling requirements.  Liquid mixture solutions ready for consumption are also covered by this regulation. 
It revokes Resolution (Resolução) CNNPA 12/78;  CNNPA 12/78 – items referred to spice 
and condiments;  Resolution (Resolução) Anvisa RDC 229/03 – notified to WTO 
Secretariat – notified to the WTO through notifications G/TBT/N/BRA/114 and 
G/TBT/N/BRA/114/Add.1. G/TBT/N/BRA/176 
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 7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human health;  prevention of deceptive practices. 
8. Relevant documents:   (1) Brazilian Official Journal (D iário Oficial da União), page 98, 
17 December 2004;  (2) Draft Resolution nu mber 88, dated December 13 2004 (Consulta 
Pública Nº 88, de 13 de dezembro de 2004), issued by Brazilian Sanitary Surveillance 
Agency - Anvisa;  (3) Brazilian Official Journa l (Diário Oficial da União);  (4) Not stated. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    July 2005  
180 days after adoption. 
10. Final date for comments:   18 June 2005 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:        
National enquiry point: 
National Institute of Metrology, Standa rdization and Industrial Quality-INMETRO 
Telephone: (+55) 21 2563 2821 Telefax: (+55) 21 2502 6542 Email:  barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br Web-site: www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas  
Agency responsible: 
Brazilian Sanitary Surveillance Agency – ANVISA 
SEPN 515 - Bloco "B", Edificio Omega CEP 70770-502 
Brasilia – DF/Brasil 
Phone:  (+55) 61 448 1078 Email:  rel@anvisa.gov.br  Website: www. anvisa.gov.br 
The full text of the pr oposed technical regulation can be directly accessed th rough the link: 
http://www4.anvisa.gov.br/base/visadoc/CP/CP[8997-1-0].PDF