. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/BRA/55
24 September 2002
(02-5111)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   BRAZIL
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial
Quality-INMETRO
Telephone: +(55) 21 2563.2821
Telefax: +(55) 21 2502.6542Email: barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br
Web-site: www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas
Agency responsible:   Brazilian Sanitary Surveillance Agency – ANVISA
Telephone:  +(55) 61 448.1078Fax: +(55)61 448.1089
E-mail:  rel@anvisa.gov.br
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Milk and cereal based
lactent and infant food supplements, milk, powdered milk and modified powdered milk,animal or vegetable products with like applications and nutritional formulas for high-risk
newborns (HS Chapter 19, 04.01;  04.02)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Resolution number
222, August 5th, 2002 (Resolução RDC no. 222 de 5 de agosto de 2002) issued by the
Brazilian Sanitary Surveillance Agency approving annex technical regulation for the
commercial  promotion of lactent and infant food supplement. (3 pages, in Portuguese).
6. Description of content:   Resolution and annex technical regulation issued by the Brazilian
Sanitary Surveillance Agency which lays down the requirements for the commercial
promotion of lactent and infant food supplement. It lays down labelling requirements andlabelling procedures for milk and cereal-based  lactent and infant food supplements, milk,
powdered milk and modified powdered milk, animal or vegetable products with like
applications and nutritional formulas for high-risk newborns. It applies to the above
products for sale or free distribution imported to and produced in Brazil.G/TBT/N/BRA/55
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7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Labelling requirements and public health.
8. Relevant documents:   None
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }6 February 2003
10. Final date for comments:           
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
Brazilian Sanitary Surveillance Agency - ANVISA
SEPN 515 - Bloco "B", Edificio Omega
CEP 70770-502
Brasilia – DF/Brasil
Phone.: 55 61 448 1078
E-mail: rel@anvisa.gov.br
http://www.anvisa.gov.br/legis/resol/2002/222_02rdc.htm
www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas