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G/SPS/N/BRA/780 
16 November 2011  
 (11-5890) 
Committee on Sanitary and 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 registration and notification of  products exempt from sanitary 
registration 
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 sanitary re gistration and notification 
of products exempt from sanitary  registration on food products  Language(s):  Portuguese  
Number of pages:  26 
6. Description of content:  This draft technical resolution establishes the procedures for food 
registration and notification of products exem pt from sanitary registration, as well as for 
evaluate allegations of functional a nd/or health and safety proprieties.  
This draft resolution applies to all food, fo od ingredients, raw material of foods, food 
additives, technology supporting, packages and ot her materials that come into contact with 
food, for national and imported food. 
It will be granted a period of 12 (twelve) months, from the date of entry into force, to 
promote the necessary adjustments. 
This resolution will revoke Resolution CNNPA nº 38, 12 October 1977, Administrative Act 
SNVS/MS nº 47, 31 October 1986, the Administ rative Act DINAL/MS nº 9, 23 February 
1990, the Administrative Act SVS/MS nº 579, 17 November 1997,  the Resolutions nº 23, 15 March 2000 and nº 22, 15 March 2000 from ANVISA and Resolution RDC nº 27, 
6 August 2010. 
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.    G/SPS/N/BRA/780 
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  8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [X] No 
 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), 24 October 2011; Section 1, page 65.  Draft 
Resolution (Consulta Pública) number 52, 18  October 2011, issued by Brazilian Health 
Surveillance Agency - ANVISA; to be published at Brazilian Official Journal (available in 
Portuguese). 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  December 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  December 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  December 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) :  24 November 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/f7b78a8048cebf5eaf61afa3f2835ae8/CP+N%
C2%BA+52+GGALI.pdf?MOD=AJPERES "