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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/BRA/59
26 November 2001
(01-6013)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  BRAZIL
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Inter-Ministerial Commission created by the Government Act
n° 3.871.
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Packed food products for human consumption.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Government Act (Decreto)
n° 3.871.  Labelling registration requirements for packed food products containing or
produced with genetically modified organisms (2 pages).
5. Description of content:  Defines the composition specification, acceptable ingredients
limits, conditions for approval and registration of genetically modified food products.
6. 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           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Government Act
(Decreto) n° 3.871, 18 July 2001, published in the Federal Official Journal (Diário Oficial
da União), Section I, page 1, 19 July 2001 (Available in Portuguese only).
9. Proposed date of adoption:  19 July 2001
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  31 December 2001G/SPS/N/BRA/59
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11. Final date for comments:  15 December 2001
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
Divisão de Agricultura e Produtos de Base
Ministério das Relações Exteriores.
Palácio Itamaraty, Anexo I, sala 531
70170-900
Brasília-DF
Tel:  +(5561) 411-6369/72
Fax:  +(5561) 226-3255
E-mail:  dpb@mre.gov.br
Gerência-Geral de Relações Internacionais
Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (ANVISA)
SEPN 515, Bloco B, Edifício Ômega
70770-502Brasília-DF
Tel:  +(5561) 448-1078
Fax:  +(5561) 448-1089
E-mail:  rel@anvisa.gov.br
Divisão de Assuntos Sanitários da OMC
Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento (MAPA)
Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco D, Anexo B, sala 406
70043-900
Brasília-DFTel:  +(5561) 226-9799
Fax:  +(5561) 224-3995
E-mail:  domc-sda@agricultura.gov.br
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:           