G/TBT/N/BRA/1269  
6 October 2021  
(21-7517) 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   
Website: 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):  Meat of 
bovine animals, frozen (HS 0202); Meat, meat products and other animal produce (ICS 
67.120)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  MAPA Ordinance 
No. 406, 28 September 2021 (2 p age(s), in Portuguese)  
6. Description of content:  MAPA Ordinance No. 406 opens a 60 -day period for public 
consultation on proposal of technical regulation of identity and quality for mature beef.  
The Ordinance and the project are available on MAPA website : 
https://www.gov.br/agricultura/pt -br/acesso -a-informacao/participacao -
social/consultas -publicas/consulta -publica -regulamento -tecnico -de-identidade -e-
qualidade -para-a-carne -maturada -de-bovino  
Technically substantiated suggestions should be forwarded through the Normative Act 
Monitoring System - SISMAN, of t he Department of Agricultural Defense - SDA/MAPA, 
through the link:  
https://sistemasweb.agricultura.gov.br/solicita/  
7. Objec tive and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The Technical Regulation on the Identity and Quality of Matured Beef 
rationale aims at regulating its production process, denomination and packaging. Matured 
Meat is understood t o be beef subjected to the process of moist, vacuum maturation. A 
matured meat is a cold and frozen product, with or without bone . G/TBT/N/BRA/1269  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1) Brazilian Official Gazette 186 on 30 September 2021, section 1, page 42  
https://www.in.gov.br/en/web/dou/ -/portaria -n-406-de-28-de-setembro -de-2021-
348854032  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Not applicable  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Not applicable  
10. Final date for comments:  29 November 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.in.gov.br/en/web/dou/ -/portaria -n-406-de-28-de-setembro -de-2021-
348854032