G/TBT/N/BRA/1292  
5 January 2022  
(22-0044) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  BRAZIL   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply – MAPA  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology – INMETRO  
Telephone: +(55) 21 2145.3817  
Email: barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br   
Web-site: www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas  
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):  Fresh or 
chilled hams, shoulders and cuts thereof of swine, with bone in (HS 020312); Meat, meat 
products and other animal produce (ICS 67.120)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  MAPA/SDA 
Ordinance No. 494, 27 December 20 21 (2 page(s), in Portuguese)  
6. Description of content:  MAPA/SDA Ordinance No. 494 opens a 60 -day period for public 
consultation on proposal of technical regulation of identity and quality of ham. At 
Ordinance 494/2021 ham () is the meat product, obtaine d from cuts or cuts of the muscle 
masses of the fore and hind limbs of pigs seasoned with the addition of ingredients and 
submitted to a specific thermal process.  
The Ordinance and the project are available on MAPA website:  
https://www.gov.br/agricultura/pt -br/acesso -a-informacao/participacao -
social/consultas -publicas/2021/consulta -publica -proposta -de-regulamento -tecnico -de-
identidade -e-qualidade -do-apresuntado  
Technically substantiated suggestions should be forwarded through the Normative Act 
Monitoring System through the li nk: 
https://sistemasweb.agricultura.gov.br/solicita/  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems wher e 
applicable:  The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA) opened on 30 
December public consultation on the Technical Regulation of Identity and Quality of ham. 
Interested parties have 60 days to submit suggestions. The proposals are available on 
the following page: https://www.gov.br/agricultura/pt -br Suggestions must be sent to 
the Regulatory Acts Monitoring System (Sisman). The ordinances with the regulations are 
expected to take effect in February 2022; Other  G/TBT/N/BRA/1292  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  1) Brazilian Official Gazette 246 on 30 December 2021, section  1, 
page 13  
https://www.in.gov.br/web/dou/ -/portaria/sda -n-494-de-27-de-dezembro -de-2021-
370918740  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Not applicable  
Proposed date of entry  into force:  1 February 2022  
10. Final date for comments:  28 February 2022  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Ministry Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA)  
Esplanada dos Ministérios – Edificio Sede - Bloco D  
Brasília – DF / Brazil  
CEP: 71.632 -100 
Phone.: +(55) 61 3218 -2828 
Website: www.gov.br/agricultura/pt -br 
https://www.in.gov.br/web/dou/ -/portaria/sda -n-494-de-27-de-dezembro -de-2021-
370918740