 
  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/BRA/12/Add.1 
29 June 2004 
 (04-2781) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original: English 
  
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Addendum  
 
 
 The following communication, dated 28 June 2004,  is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Brazil . 
 
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 This addendum aims at informing of amen dments to article 3.3 of Resolution RDC 
number 259, September 20th, 2002 (Resolução-RDC No 259 de 20 de setembro de 2002), issued by 
the Brazilian Sanitary Surveillance Agency. These amendments were laid down by Resolution RDC 
number 123, May 13th 2004 (Resolução-RDC Nº 123 de 13 de  maio de 2004), concerning labelling 
requirements to alcoholic beverages. 
  The full text of the above-mentione d amendments can be downloaded at: 
  http://e-legis.bvs.br/leis ref/public/showAct.php?id=11057 (available in Portuguese) 
 
 It also wishes to inform that the draft technical regulation notified under G/TBT/N/BRA/12 , 
which proposed mandatory technical requirements for labelling of pre-packaged food, has entered into 
force through Resolution RDC nu mber 259, dated September 20th, 2002, issued by the Brazilian 
Sanitary Surveillance Agency – Anvisa, wit hout significant changes in its content.  
  
 The full text of the above-mentione d Resolution can be downloaded at: 
 
 http://e-legis.bvs.br/leis ref/public/showAct.php?id=1261 (a vailable in Portuguese) 
 
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