G/SPS/N/BRA/2131  
 
15 February 2023  
(23-1084) 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 and Livestock (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):  Hordeum vulgare  (barley)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Argentina; Paraguay; Uruguay  
5. Title of the notified document:  MAPA ORDINANCE No. 554, of 2 February 2023, 
Incorporates into the Brazilian legal system the Phyto sanitary Requirements for 
Hordeum  vulgare  (Barley) according to Country of Destination and Origin, for 
member  States of Mercosur, approved by Resolution MERCOSUR/GMC/RES No. 14/22 . 
Language(s):  Portuguese . Number of pages:  4 
https://www.in.gov.br/en/web/dou/ -/portaria -mapa -n-554-de-2-de-fevereiro -de-2023-
462239547  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/BRA/23_1097_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Incorporates into the Brazilian legal system the Phytosanitary 
Requirements for Hordeum vulgare  (barley) according to Country of Destination and 
Origin, for member States of Mercosur, approved by Resolution MERCOSUR/GMC/RES 
No. 14/22.  
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  
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:   G/SPS/N/BRA/2131  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 March 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 6 February 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 1 March 2023  
[ ] 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 and Livestock  
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 and Livestock  
Secretariat of Trade and International Relations  
E-mail: sps@agro.gov.br