G/TBT/N/BRA/1309  
24 February 2022  
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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):  Soya 
beans, whether or not broken (HS 1201); Cereals, pulses and derived products (ICS 
67.060)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  MAPA/SDA 
Ordinance No. 532, 14 February 2022 (22 page(s), in Portuguese)  
6. Description of  content:  MAPA/SDA Ordinance No. 532 opens a 90 -day period for public 
consultation on a proposal of Ordinance establishing the Technical Regulation defining the 
official classification standard of soybean and its derived products, considering its identity 
and quality requirements, sampling, the mode of presentation and marking or labeling, 
in the aspects related to product classification.  
The Ordinance and the project are available on MAPA website:  
https://www.gov.br/agricultura/pt -br/assuntos/noticias/mapa -abre-consulta -publica -
para-revisao -do-padrao -oficial -de-classificacao -da-soja 
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 revision of the official standard for soybean and its products aims at 
improving classifi cation, quality, sampling and labeling requirements. The proposal brings 
more objectivity in the classification of soybeans, greater clarity in the concepts and 
procedures related to soybean production and trade.; Other  G/TBT/N/BRA/1309  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1) Brazilian Official Gazette 35 on 18 February 2022, section 1, page 3  
https://www.in.gov.br/en/web/dou/ -/portaria -sda-n-532-de-14-de-fevereiro -de-2022-
381086103  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Not applicable  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Not applicable  
10. Final date for comments:  18 February 2022  
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/ -/portar ia-sda-n-532-de-14-de-fevereiro -de-2022-
381086103