G/TBT/N/BRA/1206  
7 July 2021  
(21-5374) 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.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):  
BEVERAGES, SPIRITS AND VINEGAR (HS 22); Beverages (ICS 67.160)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  MAPA Ordinance 
No. 339, 28 June 2021. (6 page(s), in Portuguese)  
6. Description of  content:  MAPA Ordinance No. 339 opens a 75 -day period for public 
consultation on a draft regulation establishing the standards of identity and quality of 
sugarcane brandy and Cachaça.  
The Ordinance Project is available on MAPA website:  https://www.gov.br/agricultura/pt -
br/acesso -a-informacao/participacao -social/consultas -publicas/consulta -publica  
Technically substantiated 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 proposed regulation aims to complement the identity and quality 
standards of sugarcane brandy and Cachaça marketed in the n ational territory and 
exported. The industry and the regulator authority have realized the need to adapt the 
current regulation to the evolution of manufacturing processes and to harmonize the 
interpretation of technical terms and legal provisions. The pro posal also seek to improve 
the labelling information, and to allow the industry to incorporate new technologies not 
recognized by the current legislation in order to add innovation and evolution to product 
quality.; Quality requirements  G/TBT/N/BRA/1206  
 
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  8. Relevant docume nts: 1) Brazilian Official Gazette 120 on 29 Jun 2021, section 1, 
page 14; 2) Normative Instruction No. 13, 29 June 2005; 3) Normative Instruction 
No. 28, 08 August 2014; 4) Normative Instruction No. 27, 13 September 2012; 
5) Normative Instruction No. 27, 15 May 2008; 6) Normative Instruction No. 58, 
19 December 2007  
https://www.in.gov.br/web/dou/ -/portaria -n-339-de-28-de-junho -de-2021-328538616  
https://www.gov.br/agricultura/pt -br/assuntos/inspecao/produt os-vegetal/legislacao -
1/biblioteca -de-normas -vinhos -e-bebidas/instrucao -normativa -no-13-de-29-de-junho -
de-2005.pdf/view  
https://www.gov.br/agricultura/pt -br/assuntos/inspecao/produtos -vegetal/legislacao -
1/biblioteca -de-normas -vinhos -e-bebidas/instrucao -normativa -no-28-de-8-de-agosto -
de-2014.pdf/view  
https://www.gov.br/agricultura/pt -br/assuntos/inspecao/produtos -vegeta l/legislacao -
1/biblioteca -de-normas -vinhos -e-bebidas/instrucao -normativa -no-27-de-13-de-
setembro -de-2012.pdf/view  
https://www.gov.br/agricultura/pt -br/assuntos/inspecao/produtos -vegetal/legislacao -
1/biblioteca -de-normas -vinhos -e-bebidas/instrucao -normativa -no-27-de-15-de-maio-
de-2008.pdf/view  
https://www.gov.br/agricultura/pt -br/assuntos/inspecao/produtos -vegetal/legisl acao-
1/biblioteca -de-normas -vinhos -e-bebidas/instrucao -normativa -no-58-de-19-de-
dezembro -de-2007.pdf/view  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Not applicable  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Not applicable  
10. Final date for comments:  13 September 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/RevisoIN13minutaCIsisman.pdf