G/TBT/N/BRA/1491  
2 August 2023  
(23-5227) 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  
Web-site: www.inme tro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
FERTILISERS (HS code(s): 31); Fertilizers (ICS code(s): 65.080)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  SDA/MAPA  
Ordinance No.  855, 18 July 2023;; (1 page(s), in Portuguese)  
6. Description of conte nt: Ordinance nº. 855 opens a 75 -day period for public consultation 
on the draft Ordinance approving the official methods for conducting tests on samples of 
fertilizers, correctives, substrates, conditioners and soil remineralizers from the official 
progra ms and controls of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock.  
The Ordinance and the project are available on Ministry of Agriculture website:  
https://www.gov.br/agricultura/pt -br/acesso -a-informacao/participacao -
social/consultas -publicas/2023/consulta -publica -proposta -que-aprova -os-metodos -
oficiais -para-realizacao -de-ensaios -em-amostras -de-fertilizantes -corretivos -substratos -
condicionadores -e-remineralizadores -de-solo-oriundas -dos-programas -e-controles -
oficiais -do-ministerio -da-agricultura -e 
Technically substantiated suggestions should be forwarded through the Normative Act 
Monitoring System - SISMAN, of the Dep artment 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:  Harmonization  G/TBT/N/BRA/1491  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
Brazilian Official Gazette 137 on 04 July 2023, section 1, page 7  
https://www.in.gov.br/web/dou/ -/portaria -sda/mapa -n-855-de-18-de-julho-de-2023-
497531732  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Not applicable  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Not applicable  
10. Final date for comments:  3 October 2023  
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 – Edifício Sede - Bloco D  
Brasília – DF / Brazil  
CEP: 71.632 -100 
Phone.: +(55) 61 3218 -2828 
https://www.gov.br/agricultura/pt -br/acesso -a-informacao/participacao -
social/consultas -publicas/2023/consulta -publica -proposta -que-aprova-os-metodos -
oficiais -para-realizacao -de-ensaios -em-amostras -de-fertilizantes -corretivos -substratos -
condicionadores -e-remineralizadores -de-solo-oriundas -dos-programas -e-controles -
oficiais -do-ministerio -da-agricultura -e