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Ref : EIC 413/2

29 May 2014

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 508/2014

Brazil: Advance Notice of Discontinuation of Drug Imports

The National Agency for Health Surveillance ("Agencia Nacional de Vigilancia Sanitaria" in Portuguese/ANVISA) of Brazil issued Resolution No. 18/2014 on 14 April 2014 requiring producers and importers of drugs to give advance notice before discontinuation of production and import of drugs with immediate effect.

2.Producers and importers have to provide 180-day advance notice to ANVISA before temporary or permanent discontinuation of drug production or imports, and at least 12-month notice if such discontinuation will cause shortage to the Brazilian market. In the case of unexpected discontinuation, producers and importers have to inform ANVISA within 72 hours.

3.For details, traders are advised to consult their importers in Brazil and/or the above Brazilian Resolution (in Portuguese) at:
http://pesquisa.in.gov.br/imprensa/jsp/visualiza/index.jsp?data=09/04/2014&jornal=1&pagina=58&totalArquivos=120.

ENQUIRIES

4.For enquiries about the content of this circular, please contact Mr Lewis LAU at telephone number 2398 5405.

Yours faithfully,

(Ms Cindy CHENG)
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.