. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/BRA/119
25 June 2003
(03-3380)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   BRAZIL
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial
Quality-INMETRO
Telephone: +(55) 21 2563.2821
Telefax: +(55) 21 2502.6542E-mail: barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br
Web site: www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:           
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):   GMO derived food and
food ingredients for human and animal consumption
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   (Decree number
4.680, 24 April 2003 (Decreto no. 4.680 de 24 de abril de 2003), issued by theBrazilian Government, on GMO derived food and food ingredients (2 pages and 3 pages
respectively, in Portuguese)
6. Description of content:   Decree which lays down labelling requirements for GMO derived
food and food ingredients for human and animal consumption which contain more than 1%
of GMO products.  Revokes Decree number 3.871, 18 July 2001
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Labelling requirements and consumer´s information
8. Relevant documents:   Law number 8.078, 11 September 1990 (Lei no. 8.078,
de 11 de setembro de 1990); Decree number 3.871, 18 July 2001, (Decreto no. 3.871,
de 18 de julho de 2001);  Law number 8.974, 5 January 1995 (Lei no. 8.974, de 5 de janeirode 1995); Provisional Measure number 2.191-9, 23 August 2001 (Medida Provisória
no.2.191-9 de 23 de agosto de 2001).G/TBT/N/BRA/119
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9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Decree number 4.680:  24 April 2003
10. Final date for comments:   Not stated
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
http://www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas/pontofocal/buscaNotificacao.asp