G/SPS/N/BRA/1669  
 
18 May 2020  
(20-3639) 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):  Maize  seeds  (Zea mays).  
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:  Normative Instruction (Instrução Normativa) Nº 12 of 
8 April 2020 . Language(s):  Portuguese . Number of pages:  1 
http://pesquisa.in.gov.br/imprensa/jsp/visualiza/index.jsp?data=08/04/2020&jornal=51
5&pagina=6  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/BRA/20_3227_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Regulation establishes the phytosanitary import 
requirements for  maize (Zea mays) seeds (Category  4, Class 3), produced in Chile  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant intern ational 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) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : 
ISPM No. 1, 2, 5, 11  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and wh y it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   G/SPS/N/BRA/1669  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 8 April 2020 Date of publication in the 
Brazilian Official Gazette.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 8 April 2020 Date of publication in the 
Brazilian Official Gazette.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publicatio n, 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 4 May 2020  
[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 Trade 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, Livestock and Food Supply  
Secretariat of Trade and International Relations  
E-mail: sps@agricultura.gov.br