Brazil : ANVISA Update and Track & Trace Requirements
Awnish Kumar Singh
Pharma Serialization | Track & Trace | LSSGB | ATTP | TraceLink | S/4 HANA | tracekey | JIRA | Confluence
Brazil is the largest economy in Latin America. As per Law No. 13.410, In May 2022, it will join USA, EU, Russia and many other counties in mandating serialization in its pharma supply chain. All the Pharma companies manufacturing or importing in Brazil will be required to follow the regulations set forth in SNCM (National Medicine Control System).
In its initial step towards serialization implementation, the SNCM was signed into law by the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) on December 28, 2016.
Brazil Serialization Deadlines:
As per the plan, the serialization requirements were rolled out in 3 phases –
- In Stage 1 i.e. In September 2017, a 1-year pilot phase was initiated.
- In Stage 2 i.e. From September 2018 to May 2019, a pilot review and the finalization of technical guidelines were done.
- Stage 3 was initially set for May 2019 to May 2022 and included unit-level serialization implementation.
The SNCM requires unit-level serialization, track and trace of products and monitoring supply chain events. These serialization requirements state that every item must be visible at the unit level, and all products must have a list of the following specifications:
- GS1 2D data matrix bar code containing Global Trade Item Number (GTIN)
- ANVISA Medicine Registry Number
- Unique serial number
- Expiration date
- Lot/batch number
ANVISA Update :
In November 2019, a report was published which stated that there would be changes in the deadline and later the proposed changes stipulate that every pharma stakeholder should be able to serialize 25 percent of its products by October 2020. The other deadlines didn’t change. 50 percent of the Products should be serialized by April 2021, 75 percent by September 2021, and 100 percent of Product serialization and reporting should be done by April 2022. The proposal was put forward for public review and an update regarding the results of the proposal is awaited.
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