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Law No. 9.782 establishing the National System of Sanitary Surveillance, and creating the National Sanitary Surveillance Agency.

Country/Territory
Brazil
Document type
Legislation
Date
1999 (2016)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Institution Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Authorization/permit Inspection Internal trade Residues Treated food Standards Environmental standards Research
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on the day of its publication.
Abstract

This Law, consisting of 46 articles divided into six Chapters and one Annex, establishes the National System of Sanitary Surveillance, and creates the National Sanitary Surveillance Agency (ANVISA). The National System comprises actions defined by Law No. 8.080 of 19 September 1990, implemented by the Federal Government's direct and indirect Public Administration, States, Federal District and Municipalities, that carry out activities of regulation, standardization, control and inspection in the area surveillance. ANVISA is the responsible authority to implement and enforce the provisions of items II to VII of art. 2 by performing the following activities: coordinate the National Health Surveillance System; promote and carry out studies and research within the scope of its attributions; establish norms, propose, follow up and execute the policies, the directives and the actions of sanitary surveillance; establish norms and standards on limits of contaminants, toxic wastes, disinfectants, heavy metals and others. Goods and products that are subject to sanitary control and inspection by the Agency are: medicines for human use, their active substances and other inputs, processes and technologies; food, including beverages, bottled waters, their inputs, packaging, food additives, limits on organic contaminants, residues of agrochemicals and veterinary drugs; any products involving the possibility of health risk, etc.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.planalto.gov.br

References - Legislation

Amends

Decree-Law No. 986 creating basic norms on food.

Legislation | Brazil | 1969 (2016)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Packaging/labelling, Registration, Food additives, Food quality control/food safety, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Law No. 14.785 on research, experimentation, production, packaging, labelling, transport, storage, commercialization, use, import, export, final destination of waste and packaging, registration, classification, control, inspection and supervision of pesticides, environmental control products, technical and similar products.

Legislation | Brazil | 2023

Keyword: Pesticides, Classification/declassification, Research, Transport/storage, Packaging/labelling, Institution, Registration, Offences/penalties, Internal trade, International trade, Waste management, Waste disposal, Inspection, Food quality control/food safety, MRL-maximum residue limit, Biological control agents, Enforcement/compliance, Risk assessment/management, Basic legislation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX