. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/BRA/413 
14 January 2011  
 (11-0239) 
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 governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Brazilian Sanitary Surveillance 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, Standa rdization and Industrial Quality-INMETRO 
Telephone: +(55) 21 2563.2821 Telefax: +(55) 21 2502.6542 E-mail:  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 applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Tobacco products 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Resolution 
nº 117, 27 December 2010. (14 pages, Portugues e) - Packaging, advertising material and 
selling points of tobacco products.  
6. Description of content:  This draft resolution establishes the health requirements to be 
observed on the packaging and ad vertising materials of tobacc o smoking products restricted 
to the selling points.  
All tobacco smoking products must  have in its packaging and on all advertising materials 
warnings and health messages a bout the health problems relate d to the consumption of these 
products.  
Among others, the draft technical regulation pr ohibits internet sales of tobacco smoking 
products; promotional approach aiming to pr omote, persuade, sell or encourage the 
consumption of tobacco products; the distribution of free sample of tobacco products; and the 
sponsorship of any artistic, scientific, educ ational, cultural or sports activities.  
This Resolution will enter into force on the date  of adoption. However, Anvisa will grant a 
period of 180 (one hundred and eighty) days from the date of entry into force of this Resolution for manufacturers to make availa ble to retailers packaging and advertising 
materials of tobacco smoki ng  products that comply with this Resolution.  G/TBT/N/BRA/413 
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  After this period, all the packaging and advertising material that do not comply with the 
requirements of this Regulation have to be placed out of the market by the company.  
This Resolution is based on the WHO Framew ork Convention on Tobacco Control.     
This draft Resolution revokes Anvisa's Reso lution RDC n. 10, 15 February 2007, Resolution 
RDC n. 54, 6 August 2008, Resolution RDC n. 17,  30 April 2009, Resolution RDC n. 15, 
17 January 2003.  After the transitional period, Anvisa's Resolution RDC n. 335, 
21 November 2003 will be revoked as well. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of Human Health and Prevention of Deceptive Practices  
8. Relevant documents:   (1) Brazilian Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União), 28 December 
2010; Section 1 page 49; (2) Draft Resolution (Consulta Pública) number 117, 27 December 
2010, issued by the Brazilian Re gulatory Health Agency - Anvi sa; (3) When adopted, it will 
be published at the Brazilian Offi cial Journal; (4) Not stated. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
 
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined after the end of the 
consultation period.  
On the date of adoption. 
10. Final date for comments:  31 March 2011 
11. Text 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 
Agency responsible Brazilian Sanitary Surveillance Agency - ANVISA SIA, Trecho 5, Área Especial 57 Brasília - DF / Brazil 
CEP:  71.205-050 
Tel.:  55 61 3462-5402 E-mail:  rel@anvisa.gov.br;  gresi@anvisa.gov.br  
Website:  http://www.anvisa.gov.br
 
 
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