G/SPS/N/BRA/1801  
 
30 October 2020  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
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 pr ovided in addition, 
where applicable):  Fresh fruits (Phytosanitary Risk Category 3, Phytosanitary Risk Class 
4), and plant material intended for propagation or reproduction (Phytosanitary Risk 
Category 4, Phytosanitary Risk Class 1).  
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:  Normative Instruction (Instrução Normativa) Nº 101 
of 07 October 2020. Phytosanitary r equirements for the importation of fresh fruits 
(Phytosanitary Risk Category 3, Phytosanitary Risk Class 4), and materials of plant origin 
intended for propagation or reproduction (Phytosanitary Risk Category 4, Phytosanitary 
Risk Class 1)  Language(s):  Portuguese . Number of pages:  2 
https://www.in.gov.br/en/web/dou/ -/instrucao -normativa -n-101-de-7-de-outubro -de-
2020-282070121  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/BRA/20_6591_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Establishes phytosanitary requirements for the importation of 
fresh fruits (Phytosanitary Risk Category 3, Phytosanitary Risk Class 4), and materials of 
plant origin intended for propagation or reproduction (Phytosanitary Risk Category 4, 
Phytosanitary Risk Class 1).  
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.   
8. Is there a relevant 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  G/SPS/N/BRA/1801  
 
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  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 stand ard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 3 November 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 9 October 2020  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 3 November 2020  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 29 December 2020  
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@agricultura.gov.br   
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notificat ion 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@agricultura.gov.br