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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/110 
17 June 2005 
 (05-2557) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   BRAZIL
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:   ANVISA - Brazilian Sanitary Surveillance Agency 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Food containing or consisting of gene tically modified organisms and its 
derivatives;  Food containing or consisting of derivatives of animal fed with genetically 
modified organisms. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Draft Resolution n.º 27  - 
Technical Regulation on Safety Assessment Procedures to Human Consumption of food 
containing or made of genetically modifi ed organisms (GMOs) and its derivatives 
(Available in Portuguese;  6 pages). 
6. Description of content:  This draft technical regulation ai ms at establishing the technical 
procedures for the assessment of the applications for commercial clearance of food 
containing or consisting of genetically modified organisms and its derivatives and food containing or consisting of deriva tives of animal fed with gene tically modified organisms.  
This technical regulation will also be notified under the TBT Agreement. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ]  protect territory from other 
damage from pests 
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which thes e are available:  Brazilian Official 
Journal (Diário Oficial da União) n.º 65, Section 1, page 59, 6 April 2005;  Draft 
Resolution (Consulta Pública) number 27, date d 5 April 2005, issued by Brazilian Sanitary 
Surveillance Agency – Anvisa;  To be p ublished at Brazilian Official Journal. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   August 2005 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   Upon publication in the Official Journal. G/SPS/N/BRA/110 
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 12. Final date for comments:  60 days after date of notification 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:    
Brazilian Sanitary Surveillance Agency - ANVISA 
SEPN 515 - Bloco "B", Edificio Omega 
CEP 70770-502 Brasilia – DF/Brasil Tel.:  (55) 61 448 1078 Fax:  (55) 61 448 1089 
E-mail:  rel@anvisa.gov.br
 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
The full text can be directly accessed through the following link: 
http://www4.anvisa.gov.br/base/visadoc/CP/CP[9941-2-0].PDF