G/TBT/N/BRA/1230  
23 August 2021  
(21-6338) 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   
Website: 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):  HS 
38089910 (pesticides); Pesticides and other agrochemicals (ICS 65.100)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  MAPA Ordinance 
No. 380, 5 August 2021 (36 page(s), in Portuguese)  
6. Description of content:  MAPA Ordinance No. 380 opens a 60 -day period for public 
consultation on proposal of Normative Instruction, which establishes criteria for the 
accreditation and supervision of public and private entities for research and 
experimentatio n with pesticides as well as the requirements for conducting studies and 
reports of efficiency and agronomic feasibility for the purposes of registration of pesticides 
and the like . The Ordinance and the project are available on MAPA website:  
https://www.gov.br/agricultura/pt -br/acesso -a-informacao/participacao -
social/consultas -publicas/consulta -publica -credenciamento -e-fiscalizacao -de-entidades -
publicas -e-privadas -para-realizacao -de-pesquisa -e-experimentacao -com-agrotoxicos  
Technically substantiate d suggestions should be forwarded through the Normative Act 
Monitoring System - SISMAN, of the Department of Agricultural Defense - SDA/MAPA, 
through the link:  
https://sistemasweb.agricultura.gov.br/solicita/  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The Ordinance draft is proposing new criteria for the accreditation and 
supervision of  public and private institutions carrying out research and development for 
pesticides. The draft propose as well new requirements for conducting studies and 
preparing reports for registration of pesticides in Brazil.  G/TBT/N/BRA/1230  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1) Brazilian Official Gazette 154 on 16 August 2021, section 1, page 4  
https://www.in.gov.br/web/dou/ -/portaria -n-380-de-12-de-agosto -de-2021-338359289  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Not applicable  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Not applicable  
10. Final date for comments:  15 October 2021  
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.gov.br/agricultura/pt -br/acesso -a-informacao/participacao -
social/consultas -publicas/REvisodaIN36versosisma n.pdf