G/SPS/N/BRA/1681  
 
29 June 2020  
(20-4488) 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):  Ingredients and additives for use in animal feed  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Establishes ingredients and additives authorized for 
use in animal feed through Normative Instruction (Instrução Normativa) No. 40, 
15 of June 2020. Language(s):  Portuguese . Number of pages:  3 
http://www.in.gov.br/en/web/dou/ -/instrucao -normativa -n-40-de-15-de-junho -de-
2020-261696914  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/BRA/20_3858_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Establish the ingredients and additives authorized for use in 
animal feed, including those used in human foo d and likely to be used in animal feed and 
the necessary requirements for the inclusion and amendment of raw materials approved 
as ingredients and additives.  
The list of authorized ingredients and additives referred to in the caput will be published 
and up dated by an act of the Secretary of Agricultural Defense from brazilian Ministry of 
Agriculture.  
Ingredients and additives that do not appear on the published list or other authoritative 
regulation, cannot be marketed for use in animal feed in Brazil.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] 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 P lant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  G/SPS/N/BRA/1681  
 
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  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 standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 2 June 2021 complete adoption - This 
deadline is only for necessary adjustments  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 16 June 2020  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 July 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) :  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of oth er 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