G/SPS/N/BRA/2045  
 
16 June 2022  
(22-4694) 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 provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Seeds of oysters of the Crassostrea gigas  specie  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Chile 
5. Title of the notified document:  ORDINANCE SDA No. 588, of 7 June 2022 - Submits to 
Public Consultation, for a per iod of 60 (sixty) days, the Draft of Risk Analysis of 
Importation of seeds of Oysters of the Crassostrea gigas  specie, originating in the Republic 
of Chile . Language(s):  Portuguese . Number of pages:  1 
https://www.in.gov.br/en/web/dou/ -/portaria -sda-n-588-de-7-de-junho -de-2022-
407457587   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/BRA/22_4145_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  ORDINANCE SDA No. 588, of 7 June 2022 - Submits to Public 
Consul tation, for a period of 60 (sixty) days, the Draft of Risk Analysis of Importation of 
seeds of oysters of the Crassostrea gigas  specie, originating in Chile.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] 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 o r 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/2045  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
The Draft of Risk Analysis of Importation of seeds of oysters of the Crassostrea gigas  
specie, originating in the Republic of Chile 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/BRA/22_4145_01_x.pdf  
(available in Portuguese)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 15 August 2022  
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@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, Livestock and Food Supply  
Secretariat of Trade and International Relations.  
E-mail: sps@agro.gov.br