. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/BRA/479 
29 March 2012  
 (12-1682) 
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 Regulatory 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, 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/  
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):  Sanitizing products. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Resolution No 21 
13 March 2012 - Establishes procedures and technical requirements for registration of 
sanitizing products that are corrosive to the skin and can lead to irreversible eye injury 
(5 pages, Portuguese) 
6. Description of content:  This draft technical regulation esta blishes revision, modification and 
update of procedures and techni cal requirements for the registra tion of sanitizing products that 
are corrosive to the skin and can lead to irreversible eye injury.  
All products manufactured under the Resolutions  RDC nº 163, 11 September 2001, and RDC 
No 240, 6 October 2004, can be mark eted until their expiration dates. 
It revokes Anvisa´s Resolution RDC nº 163,  11 September 2001, RDC nº 240, 6 October 
2004, and Ordinances nº 08 MS/SNVS, 10 Ap ril 1987, and 13 MS/SNVS, 20 June 1988.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of Human Health  G/TBT/N/BRA/479 
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  8. Relevant documents:   Brazilian Official Journal (Diá rio Oficial da União), 19 March 2012; 
Section 1. Draft Resolution (Consulta Públic a) number 21, 13 March 2012, issued by the 
Brazilian Health Regulat ory 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.   
10. Final date for comments:  19 May 2012. 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addres ses, if available of the other body:    
National enquiry point 
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://portal.anvisa .gov.br/wps/portal/anvisa/home 
http://portal.anvisa.gov.br /wps/wcm/connect/8e9ca50 04a91f3b38ba3cf4600696f00/Consulta+
P%C3%BAblica+n%C2%B0+21+GGSAN.pdf?MOD=AJPERES