G/TBT/N/BRA/1082  
6 October 2020  
(20-6811) 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 2563. 2918  
Telefax: +(55) 21 2563.5637  
Email: barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br  
Website: http://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):  Not 
applicable  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Technical 
Regulation No. 97, 25 September 2020 (Instrução Normativa nº 97 de 25 de setembro 
de 2020) pu blished by the Brazilian Official Gazette No. 188, on 30 September 2020 
(1 page(s), in Portuguese)  
6. Description of content:  The notified Technical Regulation No.  97, 25 September 2020, 
requires the previous registration of operators of specific products  and countries on the 
General Classification Register of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply 
(CGC/MAPA) according to the Technical Regulation No.  09, 21 May 2020.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where  
applicable:  The registration in the  General Classification Register of the Ministry of 
Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (CGC/MAPA) ruled by the Technical Regulation 
No. 09, 21 May 2019, used to be mandatory only for national operators, meaning 
individuals or companies involved in the process of classifying plant products, their by -
products and residues of economic value. However due to international agreements with 
importing countries, for instance grain exports to China and Russia; apple, papaya, 
mango, melon, grape, peanut, Brazilian nut and black pepper to European Union; as well 
as sugar to Colombia and Brazilian nut to the Gulf Arab countries - Saudi Arabia, Oman, 
Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Kuwait. In the case of  operators that impo rt 
and distribute olive oil in Brazil, mandatory registration is necessary to the risk 
assessment of the product, and to control the quality of the product; Prevention of 
deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; 
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  8. Relevant documents:  (1) Brazilian Official Gazette (Diário Oficial da União) No. 101, 
28 May 2019, section 1, pages 3 -5; (2) Technical Regulation No.  09, 21 May 2019; 
(3) Brazilian Official Gazette and MAPA website (4) Not stated.  
https://www.in.gov.br/web/dou/ -/instrucao -normativa -n-9-de-21-de-maio-de-2019-
136230254  
https://www.gov.br/agricultura/pt -br/assuntos/inspecao/produtos -
vegetal/registro/registro -no-cgc-mapa -in-no-09-2019 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Not applicable  
Proposed date of entry into force:  3 November 2020  
10. Final date for comments:  Not applicable  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://www.in.gov.br/web/dou/ -/instrucao -norm ativa-n-97-de-25-de-setembro -de-
2020-280239567