G/SPS/N/BRA/1751  
 
10 August 2020  
(20-5478) 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):  Fresh pear fruits (Pyrus pyrifolia), Category 3, Class 4, produced in 
Belgium.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Belgium  
5. Title of the notified document:  Normative Instruction (Instrução Normativa) Nº 54 of 
27 July 2020.  Phytosanitary requirements for the import of fresh pear fruits 
(Pyrus  pyrifolia), Category 3, Class 4, produced in Belgium . Language(s):  Portuguese . 
Number of pages:  1 
https://www.in.gov.br/en/web/dou/ -/instrucao -normativa -n-54-de-27-de-julho-de-
2020-269967259  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/BRA/20_4755_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Changes items I and II of art. 3 of Normative Instruction No.  6, 
of 16 February 2017, of the Secretariat of Agricultural Defense, of the Ministry of 
Agriculture, Livestock and Supply, which established the phytosanitary requirements for 
the import of fresh fruits of pear (Pyrus pyrifolia), Category 3 , Class 4, produce d in 
Belgium.  
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 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  G/SPS/N/BRA/1751  
 
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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 stand ard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 September 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 3 August 2020  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 September 2020  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 9 October 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if ava ilable) 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 and Food Supply Secretariat of Trade and International 
Relations  
E-mail: sps@agricultura.gov.br