G/SPS/N/BRA/2042  
 
18 May 2022  
(22-3821) 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 provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Chicken meat, chicken products  
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:  SDA ORDINANCE ( PORTARIA ) No. 561, dated 19 April 
2022 - Submits to Public Consultation the proposal for the regulatory act that approves the 
Procedures for Slaughterhouses registered in the Department of Inspection of Animal 
Products of the Secretariat of Animal and Plant Health of the Ministry of Agriculture, 
Livestock and Food Supply, to Accede to the Risk -Based Inspection System Applicable to 
Broilers . Language(s):  Portuguese, English and Spanish . Number of pages:  20 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS /BRA/22_3442_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/BRA/22_3442_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/BRA/22_3442_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of co ntent:  Submits to Public Consultation the proposal for the regulatory 
act that approves the Procedures for Slaughterhouses registered in the Department of 
Inspection of Animal Products of the Secretariat of Animal and Plant Health of the Ministry 
of Agricu lture, Livestock and Food Supply, to Accede to the Risk -Based Inspection System 
Applicable to Broilers.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] 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  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/BRA/2042  
 
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  [ ] 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) : 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) : 17 July 2022  
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, Livestock and Food Supply  
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, Livestock and Food Supply  
Secretariat of Trade and International Relations  
E-mail: sps@agro.gov.br