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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/BRA/74
23 January 2003
(03-0364)
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:  ANVISA – Brazilian Sanitary Surveillance Agency
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where
applicable):
Tissues or fluids from animals (bovine, ovine, caprine and wild ruminants species) which
are raw materials for drugs, cosmetics and medical devices.
Food products containing in their composition ingredients from bovine, ovine, caprine and
wild ruminant.
Pulmonary surfactants, by-products of milk and live animal wool are hereby excluded from
the restrictions provisioned for in this Resolution.
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any
country that can be classified as a region of risk, according to the notified Resolution.
5. Title, language  and number of pages of the notified document:  Resolution RDC
Nº 305, published in the Federal Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União) on
14 November 2002.  (Available in Portuguese, 8 pages)
6. Description of content:  This measure defines the requirements for countries exporting the
above-mentioned products to Brazil, according to their geographical risk and to the tissue
infectivity level of the exported product.  It also bans the import of high risk products.  This
Resolution does not apply for In Vitro Diagnostic Products.  For these products, theResolution RDC 305 determines that they should advertise about the risks inherent to the
products made of ruminants tissues/fluids.
The Resolution RDC Nº 305 revokes the Resolution RDC Nº 213 previously notified as
G/SPS/N/BRA/56/Rev.1 and the Resolution RDC Nº 251, previously notified asG/SPS/N/BRA/55/Rev. 1.
7. Objective and rationale:  [    ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ]  protect territory from
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8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  The recent outbreak of
the new variant of Creutzfeld-Jacob Disease in humans verified in several countries,
besides the strong suspicion of its connection with BSE – Bovine Spongiform
Encephalopathy.  The need to protect Brazilian population's health from this outbreak by
consumption of health and food products imported from risk regions.
9. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [ X ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  None
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  14 November 2002
12. Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [   ] National notification
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority, [ X ]  National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Brazilian Sanitary Surveillance Agency - ANVISA
SEPN 515 - Bloco "B", Edificio Omega
CEP 70770-502
Brasilia – DF/Brasil
Tel.:  (55) 61 448 1078
Fax:  (55) 21 2502 6542
E-mail:  rel@anvisa.gov.br
Or at the website: http://www.anvisa.gov.br/legis/resol/2002/305_02rdc.htm