G/SPS/N/BRA/2177  
19 June 2023  
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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):  Fresh fruits of kiwi  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Greece  
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft - The phytosanitary requirements for the 
importation of fresh fruits (Category 3) of kiwi ( Actinidia chinensis ) from Greece . 
Language(s):  Portuguese . Number of pages:  1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/BRA/23_10348_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The phytosanitary requirements for the importation of fresh 
fruits (Category 3) of kiwi ( Actinidia chinensis ) from Greece are established.  
The consignment must be accompanied by a Phytosanitary Certificate, issued by the 
National Plant Protection Organization - NPPO of Greece, with the following Additional 
Declarations:  
I - The consignment was inspected and found free from Anarsia lineatella , Phenacoccus 
aceris , Pseudococcus calceolariae , Stathmopoda auriferella  and Thrips fuscipennis ; 
AND 
II - The consignment was cold treated under a official supervision, in temperature of 0 °C 
(zero degree Celsius) for 14 (fourteen) days, to control the insects Lobesia botrana  and 
Archips podana.  
The consignments are subject to inspection at the point of entry, as well as the collection 
of samples for phytosanitary analysis in official laboratories or laboratories accredited by 
the Ministry of Agriculture and Liv estock - MAPA.  
The costs of sending the samples and the phytosanitary analysis will be borne by the 
interested party.  
At the inspection's discretion, the interested party may remain as the depositary of the 
remainder of the consignment until the inspection  process is completed.  
In the event of interception of a quarantine pest or a pest that presents quarantine 
potential for Brazil, the consignment will be destroyed or rejected and the NPPO of Greece 
will be notified, and the NPPO in Brazil may suspend impo rts of fresh fruitsof kiwi until the 
review of the Pest Risk Analysis.  
The consignment will not be internalized when it fails to comply with the requirements 
established in this Ordinance.  G/SPS/N/B RA/2177  
 
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  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 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?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international stand ard:  
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) : 18 August 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