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24 March 2020  
(20-2389) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  BRAZIL   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (INMETRO)  
Telephone: +(55) 212145.3817  
Email: barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br  
Web-site: www. inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency  
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):  
HS Code(s): 2106 (food supplements)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Normative 
Instruction number 786, 6 March 2020. (5 page(s), in Portuguese)  
Comment form: http://formsus.datasus.gov. br/site/formulario.php?id_aplicacao=54602   
6. Description of content:  This draft normative instruction establishes the updating of the 
lists of constituents, limits of use, health claim, and labelling for food supplements. Please, 
find the attached file c ontaining the text of the draft resolution.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health  
8. Relevant documents:  1) Brazilian Official Gazette (Diário Oficial da União ) 48, 11 March 
2020, section 1, page 60; (2) Inmetro Ordinance 32, of 24 March 1997; (3) Brazilian 
Official Gazette; (4) Not stated  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  12 months after the date of its publication.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  In the date of its publication.  
10. Final date for comments:  4 May 2020  G/TBT/N/BRA/987  
 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa)  
SIA, Trecho 5, Área Especial 57  
Brasília – DF / Brazil  
CEP: 71.205 -050 
Phone.: +(55) 61 3462.5402  
Website: www.anvisa.gov.br   
http://pesquisa.in.gov.br/imprensa/jsp/visualiza/index.jsp?data=11/03/2020&jornal=515&
pagina=60  
https://members.wto.org/c rnattachments/2020/TBT/BRA/20_2132_00_x.pdf  
 