G/SPS/N/BRA/1820  
 
2 November 2020  
(20-7709) 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):  Giblets and other non -edible by -products of cattle (examples: ears, 
rods, esophagus, tongues, bladders, windpipes, chewable bones - bones or "bones" of 
skins, ligaments and aponeuroses, pericardium and other membranes ), for 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:  HEALTH REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPORTS OF GIBLETS  
AND OTHER NON -EDIBLE BY -PRODUCTS OF CATTLE FOR ANIMAL FEEDING (EXCEPT 
BRAIN, MARROW AND TONSILS).  Language(s):  Portuguese . Number of pages:  1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/BRA/20_6609_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Establishes sanitary requirements for the import of giblets and 
other bovine by -products for animal feed (except brain, bone marrow and tonsils)  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] 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 te xt):  
[ ] 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 standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   G/SPS/N/BRA/1820  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/m m/yy) : 20 August 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 19 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) : 1 January 2021  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail a ddress 
(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 and Food Supply Secretariat of Trade and International Relations  
E-mail: sps@agricultura.gov.br