G/SPS/N/BRA/1878  
 
18 January 2021  
(21-0530) 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 pr ovided in addition, 
where applicable):  Brachiaria seeds  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Mexico  
5. Title of the notified document:  Normative Instruction (Instrução Normativa) nº 116 of 
18 December 2020, Phytosanitary requirements for the import of brachiaria seeds 
produced in Mexico . Language(s):  Portuguese . Number of pages:  2 
https://www.in.gov.br/web/dou/ -/instrucao -normativa -n-116-de-18-de-dezembro -de-
2020-295486427  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/BRA/21_0467_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Establishes phytosanitary requirements for the import of 
brachia ria seeds produced in Mexico.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant internat ional 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?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
inter national standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    G/SPS/N/BRA/1878  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 4 January 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 22 December 2020  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 4 January 2021  
[ ] 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 d esignated 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 an d Food Supply  
Secretariat of Trade and International Relations  
E-mail: sps@agricultura.gov.br