. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/748 
25 May 2011  
 (11-2603) 
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 
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 establishing food additives in alcoholic 
non-fermented beverage  Language(s):  Portuguese  Number of pages:  9 
6. Description of content:  This draft technical resolution establishes the food additives in 
alcoholic non-fermented bevera ge.  The positive list of food additives and its respective 
functions and maximum limits are available in the annex.  
When adopted, this technical regulation will revoke resolutions RDC n. 41/2009 and 
CNS/MS nº 04/1988 (specific items regardi ng food additives of non-fermented alcoholic 
beverages). 
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) GSFA - Codex, category 14.2 
[ ] 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?   
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No 
 G/SPS/N/BRA/748 
Page 2  
 
   If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  Brazilian 
Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União) , 9 May 2011; Section 1 page 51.  Draft 
Resolution (Consulta Pública) number 28, 4 May 2011, issued by Brazilian Health 
Regulatory Agency - ANVISA.  When adopted , it will be published at the Brazilian 
Official Journal (available in Portuguese). 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  July 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  July 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  July 2011 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  9 June 2011 
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:  rel@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/co nnect/9461c58046cbc9379 22397c9c474c85c/CP+
N+28+GPESP.pdf?MOD=AJPERES "