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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/BRA/55
14 May 2001
(01-2466)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  BRAZIL
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  National Health Surveillance Agency of the Brazilian Ministry of
Health
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).  Food additives, ready to use packaged food, destined to human feeding that
contain in their composition ingredients such as meat, viscera, blood, another products and
any by-products, except milk and milk products, from ruminants of different species such as
bovine, ovine, caprine and wild ruminants  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to
the extent relevant or practicable:  United Kingdom (England, Wales, Northern Ireland,
Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey), Republic of Ireland, Germany, Belgium, Denmark,Spain, France, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxe mbourg, Holland, Portugal and Switzerland
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Resolution – RE – 58,
15 March 2001 Published in the Federal Official Journal of 16 March 2001 (2 pages)
5. Description of content:  To prohibit throughout the national territory, temporarily and with
an emergency character, the entrance, the trade and display of the above-mentioned
products.
6. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. Nature of the urgent problem(s):  The recent outbreak of the new variant of Creutzfeld-
Jacob Disease in humans verified in European countries and the strong suspicion of itsconnection with BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy).  The need to protect the
Brazilian population's health and to prevent the transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
possibly caused by the intake of meat products or products containing infected ingredients
imported from European countries.
8. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give its appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:           
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  16 March 2001G/SPS/N/BRA/55
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11. Texts available from/and agency or authority designated to handle comments:
[    ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point or address, fax
number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
National Health Surveillance Agency
SEPN 515 – Bloco "B", Edificio OmegaCEP 70770-502
Brasília – DF/Brazil
Tel:  55 61 448 1078
E-mail:  rel@anzisa.gov.br