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Notifying Member: Brazil

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible: Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency – ANVISA

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:

National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology – INMETRO

Telephone: +(55) 21 2563.2840

Telefax: +(55) 21 2563.5637

Email: barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br

Web-site: http://www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas

The comments to this Draft Regulation shall be sent to:

http://formsus.datasus.gov.br/site/formulario.php?id_aplicacao=22737

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Transition food to lactating and early childhood

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft Technical Resolution no 95, 8 October 2015, regarding the alteration of the item 2.2.1.1. "a" of the annex of the Ordinance SVS/MS n. 34/1998, which approved the technical regulation on transition food to lactating and early childhood (2 pages, in Portuguese)

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Description of content: Draft Technical Resolution no 95, October 8 2015, regarding the alteration of the item 2.2.1.1. "a" of the annex of the Ordinance SVS/MS n. 34/1998, which approved the technical regulation on transition food to lactating and early childhood.

The mentioned item is changed to the following text: "a) Ready to consume: It is not necessary reconstitution to consume. This consists in a product which is thermally treated before or later the packaging TO AVOID DETERIORATION."

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Protection of human health or safety

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Relevant documents: 1) Brazilian Official Journal (Diário Oficial da Uni?o), 9 October 2015; Section 1, p. 46; 2) Portaria 34/1998; 3) Brazilian Official Journal; 4) Not stated.

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined after the end of the consultation period

Proposed date of entry into force: On the date of the publication

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Final date for comments: 16 November 2015

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

Agency Responsible

Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency – ANVISA

SIA, Trecho 5, área Especial 57

Brasilia - DF/Brazil

CEP: 71.205-050

Phone.: +(55) 61 3462.5402

Website: http://www.anvisa.gov.br

http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/wps/wcm/connect/c8ece5004a266e2e8c009e0b2c8a7317/CP+95-2015+-+Minuta.pdf?MOD=AJPERES

http://pesquisa.in.gov.br/imprensa/jsp/visualiza/index.jsp?data=15/04/1999&jornal=1&pagina=76&totalArquivos=260