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Ref : EIC 413/2

6 June 2013

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 456/2013

Brazil: New Regulations and Labelling Requirements for Insect Repellent Products

The Brazilian government published a Directive in Federal Official Gazette of 11 April 2013  announcing new technical and labelling requirements for insect repellent products.  Insect repellent products containing N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide or N,N-Diethyl-3-Methylbenzamide (DEET) are prohibited to be used on children's under two years of age is prohibited, and should not be used more than three times per day on children under 12 years of age.  Insect repellent products with a DEET content of more than 30% are only permitted for persons 12 years of age or older.  Specific warning labels are required.

2. Separately, the use of images and illustrations of children in the product's packaging is prohibited even though differentiation of children and adult products are allowed by means of statements on the label or colours.  Requirements on necessary documentations for product registration to prove the efficiency of the product are also stipulated.  Full compliance with the new requirements will be necessary within 18 months from the date of its publication.

3.For details of the regulations, traders are advised to consult their importers in Brazil and/or the abovementioned Directive (in Portuguese), which is available at:

http://www.in.gov.br/visualiza/index.jsp?data=11/04/2013&jornal=1&pagina=59&totalArquivos=88 and http://www.in.gov.br/visualiza/index.jsp?data=11/04/2013&jornal=1&pagina=60&totalArquivos=88.

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4. For enquiries about the content of this circular, please contact Miss S Y TANG at telephone number 2398 5405.

 

Yours faithfully,

(Ms Linda Ng)

for Director-General of Trade and Industry



Note : While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.