WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/BRA/15
18October 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-4374)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: BRAZIL
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofAgriculture, Food Supplies andLand Reform
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Products of
milk
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: 50pages Regulamentos Técnicos de
Identidades eQualidades deProdutos Lácteos: Queijos, Requisitos Microbiológicos de
Queijos, Manteiga, Creme deLeite, Gordura Láctea, Creme deLeite agranel deuso
industrial, Caseínatos alimentícios, Gordura Anidra deLeite (ouButteroil), Leite fluido
agranel deusoindustrial, Caseína Alimentar, Leite emPóeLeite UAT (UHT).
5. Description ofcontent: Technical rules tobeobserved inthedetermination ofidentity
ofmilkquality andmilkproducts, including definitions anddenominations, minimum
standards ofcomposition, sampling methods andlaboratorial analysis aswellasthe
other important topics concerning allsteps ofthemanufacturing process (packaging,
labelling etc.). They complement Brazilian rules ofindustrial inspection ofanimal
products, andtheirmain objective isconsumer protection, based inorientation
provided totheinspected national industry bytheFederal Inspection Service.
6. Objective andrationale: Establish rules which theBrazilian industry ofmilkandmilk
products must follow, providing conditions toobtain andsellgood quality products to
theconsumers, supplying them withgood andhealthy products.
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: Portaria No.146to,
7.3.96 published asasupplement ofDiário Oficial daUniãoNo.48of11.3.96
9. Proposed date ofadoption: 13May1996
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10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: 13May1996
11. Final date forcomments: 60(sixty) daysafterthepublication
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body:
Coordena çãodeInforma çãoDocumental Agrícola
CENAGRI
Ministério daAgricultura
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70.043-900 Brasília, DF-BRAZIL
or
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70.849-970 Brasília, DF-BRAZIL
Tel: (0055-61) 218.2613
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