. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/656 
9 August 2010  
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Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  BRAZIL
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  ANVISA - Brazilian Health 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 additives and food processing aids 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Resolution on food additives and  food processing 
aids allowed to be used at beer production  Language:  Portuguese  Number of pages:  3   
6. Description of content:  This draft technical regulation establishes the allowed food 
additives and food processing aids to be used at the beer production.  
When adopted, the resolution will revoke items  related to beer on Resolution CNS/MS 
nr 04, 24 November 1998;  on Resolution RDC nr 286, 28 September 2005;  Resolution 
RDC nr 89, 17 October 2000;  and Resolution CNNPA nr 24, 16 October 1972. 
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. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text) General Standard for Food Additives - GSFA, 2009 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    G/SPS/N/BRA/656 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  Brazilian 
Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União), 13 July 2010;  Section 1, page 886.  Draft 
Resolution (Consulta Pública) number 69, 14  July 2010, issued by Brazilian Health 
Surveillance Agency – Anvisa;  to be publishe d at Brazilian Official Journal (available in 
Portuguese). 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  180 days after published 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  November 2010 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  November 2010 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  14 September 2010 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency - ANVISA 
SIA, Trecho 5, Área Especial 57 CEP: 71.205-050  Brasilia - DF/Brazil Tel.:  +(55) 61 3462 5402 Fax:  +(55) 61 3462 5414 
E-mail:  naint@anvisa.gov.br  
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
The full text can be directly accessed through the following link:  
http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/wps/wcm/conn ect/0941e8804339533fad 86afff30613c2e/CP+N%
C2%BA+69+GGALI.pdf?MOD=AJPERES