G/SPS/N/BRA/1066/Rev.1  
 
23 November 2022  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
1. Notifying Member:  BRAZIL  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Secretariat of Animal and Plant Health and Inspection (SDA) - 
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Wooden packaging  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Ministerial Ordinance No. 514 of 8 November 2022. 
Establishes the inspection and phytosanitary certification procedures for wooden packaging 
and supports intended for the packaging of goods imported or exported by Brazil, and of 
the wooden components and parts used for their manufacture, and other measures.  
Language(s):  Portuguese . Number of pages:  20 
https://www.in.gov.br/en/web/dou/ -/portaria -mapa -n-514-de-8-de-novembro -de-2022-*-
443354992  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/BRA/22_7973_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Establishes the inspection and phytosanitary certification 
proce dures for wooden packaging and supports intended for the packaging of goods 
imported or exported by Brazil, and of the wooden components and parts used for their 
manufacture, and other measures.  
The Normative Instruction (Instrução Normativa) No. 32, issue d on 23 September 2015 
has been revoked.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/BRA/1066/Rev.1  
 
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  8. Is there a releva nt international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 11 November 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 11 November 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 11 November 2022  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply  
Secretariat of Trade and International Relations  
E-mail: sps@agro.gov.br  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply  
Secretariat of Trade and International Relations  
E-mail: sps@agro.gov.br