. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/547 
16 July 2009  
 (09-3473) 
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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Food processing aids 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ X ] All trading partners, or [   ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Resolution on definitions of functions of food 
processing aids  Language:  Portuguese  Number of pages:  2 
6. Description of content:  This draft technical regulation prov ides definitions of functions of 
food processing aids, according to MERCOSUR Draft Resolution nº 05/2008 – SGT 03. 
When adopted, the resolution will revoke item 4 "Functions of Food Processing Aid", 
Administrative Act (Portaria) nº 540, 27 October 1997. 
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)  CX/FA 09/41/8 – Inventory of Subs tances used as Processing Aids 
(IPA) - Main List 
[   ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)     
[   ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM N°)     
[   ] 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/547 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Brazilian 
Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União), 27 May 2009;  Section 1, page 38.  Draft 
Resolution (Consulta Pública) number 29, 26 May 2009, 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 
Propose date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) :  February 2010 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [   ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  February 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 ):  27 July 2009 
Agency or authority designated to handle 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://www4.anvisa.gov.br/base/visadoc/CP/CP[26687-1-0].PDF