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ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/BRA/464 
6 February 2012  
 (12-0713) 
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 Surve illance 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 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):  Enteral nutrition 
5. Title, number of pages and langu age(s) of the notified document:  Draft Resolution Nº 1 
19 January 2012 - Establishes nutrient compounds  and substances for enteral nutrition. 
(6 pages, Portuguese)     
6. Description of content:  This draft technical resolution establishes nutrient compounds and 
substances for enteral nutrition. This draft re solution aims to establish nutrient compounds 
and other substances that can be used in form ulas for enteral nutrition. Not included in this 
draft resolution are the modified formulas for enteral nutr ition for children under 3 years old, 
which nutrients and other subs tances are specified in specific technical regulation. 
It will be granted a period of 18 months, from the date of adoption of this Resolution, for the 
establishments to make the necessary adjust ments to attend this technical regulation. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of Human Health  
8. Relevant documents:   Brazilian Official J ournal (Diário Oficial da  União), 19 January 2012; 
Section 1, page 36. Draft Reso lution (Consulta Pública) number 1 12 January 2012, issued by 
the Brazilian Health  Regulatory Agency - Anvisa; When adopted, it will be published at the 
Brazilian Official Journal. Available in Portuguese.   G/TBT/N/BRA/464 
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  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 March 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:  www.anvisa.gov.br 
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