G/SPS/N/BRA/1540  
 
10 September 2019  
(19-5770) 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 p rovided in addition, 
where applicable):  Bovine and bubaline frozen semen  
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:  Normative Instruction (Instrução Normativa)  nº 20 of 
5 July 2019 . Language(s):  Portuguese . Number of pages:  2  
http://pesquisa.in.gov.br/imprensa/jsp/visualiza/index.jsp?data=08/07/2019&jornal=515
&pagina=4&totalArquivos=168  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/BRA/19_4913_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/BRA/19_4913_01_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Modification of zoosanitary import requirements for bovine and 
bubaline frozen semen for States Parties approved by Resolution GMC  - MERCOSUR 
Nº 42/18 (Modi fying Resolution GMC - MERCOSUR Nº 49/14).  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] 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 text) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Cod e, chapter number) : Terrestrial Animal Health Code (2018), 
chapters 5.1 to 5.5  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/BRA/1540  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 8 July 2019 (date of publication in the 
Brazilian Official Gazette).  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 8 July 2019 (date of publication in the 
Brazilian Official Gazette).  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publicat ion, and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 8 July 2019 (date of publication in the Brazilian Official Gazette).  
[X] 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 Trad e 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, Livest ock and Food Supply  
Secretariat of Trade and International Relations  
E-mail: sps@agricultura.gov.br