. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/BRA/435 
14 June 2011  
 (11-2891) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  BRAZIL  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:   
Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency - ANVISA 
National Institute of Metrology, Standard ization and Industrial Quality - INMETRO 
Telephone:  +(55) 21 2563.2821 
Telefax:  +(55) 21 2502.6542 Email:  barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br  
Web-site:  http://www.inmetro.gov. br/barreirastecnicas  
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 :    
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [ X ], 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):  Nutrition Claims on Food 
Labelling 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Resolution 
No. 21, 6 April 2011 - Mercosur Draft Resolu tion that establishes nutrition claims on food 
labelling (14 pages, in Portuguese)  
6. Description of content:  This Mercosur Draft Resolution a pplies to nutrition claims on food 
labelling, including brands on food packaging, pr oduced and marketed within the territory of 
Mercosur Members (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay), the trade among them and extra-
zone imports.  
The nutrition claims established in this Draf t Resolution applies to all forms of media 
advertisement, and every message transmitted orally or in writing. 
This Technical Regulation applie s without prejudice to the provi sions set forth in Mercosur 
regulations on labelling of packaged food and specific requirements set for food.  
This Technical Regulation does not apply to food for special purposes (as defined in 
Mercosur Technical Regul ation on nutrition labelling for pack aged food), mineral waters and 
other bottled waters for human consumption a nd salt. Specific regulat ions must also be 
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  It is not permitted to use nutrition claims on:  
1. Alcoholic beverages; 
2. Food additives and processing aids;  3. Spices; 4. Vinegars;  5. Coffee, mate herb, tea and other herbs w ithout the addition of other ingredients that 
provide nutritional value. 
In case of vitamins and minerals, the nutrition claims can only be used for those which have 
Reference Daily Intake (RDI) established in Mercosur. 
This draft Resolution is based on FAO/ WHO references (FAO/WHO/ UNU Expert 
Consultation on Protein and Amino Acid Requi rements in Human Nutrition. WHO Technical 
Report Series No. 935. World Health Or ganization, Geneva, Switzerla nd. (2007). 
This draft resolution has been harmonized in  the Food Commission of Working Group No. 3 
(SGT No. 3) of Mercosur. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of Human Health  
8. Relevant documents:   Brazilian Official Journal (Diá rio Oficial da União), 12 April 2011; 
Section 1 page 40.  Draft Resolution (Consulta Pública) number 21, 6 April 2011, issued by 
Brazilian Sanitary Su rveillance Agency - Anvisa; when adopted, it will be published at 
Brazilian Official Journal. Available in Portuguese.   
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:  12 June 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:   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 E-mail:  rel@anvisa.gov.br   
Website:  http://www.anvisa.gov.br  
 
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