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30 January 2020  
(20-0725) 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) 21 2145,3817  
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:  30049099; 3006; 5302 (cannabis -based medicine, its derivatives and synthetic 
analogues)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Resolution – 
RDC 335, of 24 January 2020 (4 page(s), in Portu guese ) 
6. Description of content:  This resolution establishes the criteria and procedure for the 
import of Cannabis -based products per individual person, for personal use, upon medical 
prescription from a legally qualified professional, for health treatme nt.  
It also revokes the RDC  17 of 6 May  2015; the RDC  128 of 2  December  2016; and the 
RDC 306 of 25 September  2019.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of Human Health  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Resolution – RDC number 17, 6 May 2015  
• Resolution – RDC number 128, 2 December 2016  
• Resolution – RDC number 306, 25 September 2019  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  In the date of its publication.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  In the date of its publication.  G/TBT/N/BRA/961  
 
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  10. Final date for comments:  Not applied.  
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://portal.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/2867344/RDC_335_2020_.pdf/e4ca7e95 -
f5af-4212-9360-d662c50018e2  
 