. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/204 
21 September 2006 
 (06-4487) 
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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Packaging, coatings, utensils, covers  and equipment in contact with foods  
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 on 
packaging, coatings, utensils, covers and e quipment in contact with foods (Available in 
Portuguese, 9 pages)  
6. Description of content:  This draft technical regulation regulates the production, 
elaboration, transportation, distribution and stor age of packaging, coatings, utensils, covers 
and equipment elaborated with metallic material s, coated or not, which have contact with 
foods or raw materials.  
Impression inks, varnishes, wares and enamels used  at their outside are not regulated by this 
technical regulation, as long as they are not in direct contact with foods nor with the consumers' mouth in the habitual use form.  
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 these are available:  Brazilian Official 
Journal (Diário Oficial da Uniã o), 4 September 2006; Section 1, page 97.  Draft Resolution 
(Consulta Pública) number 50, 31 August 2006, issued by Brazilian Sanitary Surveillance 
Agency – Anvisa;  to be published at Brazilia n Official Journal.  Available in Portuguese.  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  May 2007  G/SPS/N/BRA/204 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  May 2007  
12. Final date for comments:  4 November 2006  
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 3448 1078 Fax:  (55) 61 3448 1089 E-mail:  rel@anvisa.gov.br  
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification 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[15942-1-0].PDF