G/SPS/N/BRA/2206  
24 August 2023  
(23-5697) 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):  Ornamental birds, and hatching eggs for ornamental birds  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Public Consultation - ORDINANCE SDA/MAPA No 877, of 
17 August 2023 - Submits to Public  Consultation, for a period of 60 (sixty) days, the draft 
of the Ordinance that revokes Normative Instruction No. 49/2018, which establishes 
norms, criteria and standards for the importation and quarantine of ornamental birds and 
eggs for hatching birds or namentals, and for the accreditation of a quarantine 
establishment for ornamental birds and hatching eggs for ornamental birds . 
Language(s):  Portuguese . Number of pages:  12 
https://www.in.gov.br/en/web/dou/ -/portaria -sda/mapa -n-877-de-17-de-agosto -de-2023-
504459099  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/BRA/23_11965_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft of the Ordinance t hat revokes Normative Instruction 
No. 49/2018 , which establishes norms, criteria and standards for the importation and 
quarantine of ornamental birds and eggs for hatching birds ornamentals, and for the 
accreditation of a quarantine establishment for ornam ental birds and hatching eggs for 
ornamental birds , is opened for p ublic consultation, for a period of 60 days . 
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  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 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?  G/SPS/N/BRA/2206  
 
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  [ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
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) : 23 October 2023  
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