G/SPS/N/BRA/1791  
 
29 October 2020  
(20-7587) Page: 1/2 
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):  Propagation material in vitroe seedlings with or without leaves, with 
or without bare roots of gerberas ( Gerbera jamesonii ) (Category 4, Class 1) from Italy.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Italy 
5. Title of the notified document:  Normative Instruction (Instrução Normativa) Nº 81 of 
13 August 2020. Phytosanitary requirements for the import of propaga ting material 
in vitroe  seedlings with or without leaves, with or without bare root of gerberas 
(Gerbera  jamesonii ) (Category 4, Class 1) from Italy. . Language(s):  Portuguese . 
Number of pages:  2 
https://www.in.gov.br/web/dou/ -/instrucao -normativa -n-81-de-13-de-agosto -de-2020-
272745096  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/BRA/20_6579_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Updates phytosanitary requirements for the import of 
propagating  material in vitroe  seedlings with or without leaves, with or without bare root 
of gerberas ( Gerbera jamesonii ) (Category 4, Class 1) from Italy.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from  animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] 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 te xt):  
[ ] 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/1791  
 
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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 standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 September 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 18 August 2020  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 September 2020  
[ ] Trade facilitating measu re  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 28 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 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