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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/734/Rev.1 
26 April 2011  
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Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
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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 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Japan  
5. Title of the notified document:  Resolution - RDC Nº 15, 8 April 2011.  Resolution on 
criteria for imports from Japan.  Language(s):  Portuguese  Number of pages:    
 http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2011/sps/BRA/11_1282_00_x.pdf  
 http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2011/sps/BRA/11_1282_01_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This resolution revokes Resolution RE nº 1356, 1 April 2011 and 
establishes simpler criteria for the importati on of raw materials and foodstuffs, finished, 
semi-processed or bulk products, for human consumption from Japan. 
The importation of food products and raw materials originated from municipalities listed in 
Specific Resolution - RE 1.542, 11 April 2011 must be accompanied by a specific declaration from the Japanese Competent Authority available at the annex of the Resolution.  Products from regions other than those listed in the Resolution - RE 1.542, 11 April 2011 will be submitted to tests. 
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:   Consequences of 
natural disasters in Japan on the nuclear power plant of Fukushima. G/SPS/N/BRA/734/Rev.1 
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  9. Is there a relevant international standard ?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] 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)   
[ ] 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:    
10. Other relevant documents and langu age(s) in which these are available:   Brazilian 
Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União), 11 Ap ril 2011;  Section 1 page 61.  Available in 
Portuguese.  The Resolution - RE Nº 1.542, 8 April 2011 is particularly interesting to this notification.    
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  As an 
emergency measure, it was a dopted on 11 April 2011. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. 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, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
The full text is available at the attached annex.