G/SPS/N/BRA/2077  
 
30 September 2022  
(22-7360) 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):  Offals and other non -edible by -products of cattle, sheep, goats and 
swines for anim al feeding (except brain, marrow, tonsils, ganglia, lymphonodes, thymus, 
pancreas, spleen and intestines)  
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:  RIG.MU.SP.BO.CA.OV.SU.AA.SET.22. Sanitary 
requirements for the import of offals and other non -edible by -products of cattle, sheep, 
goats and swines for animal feeding (except brain, marrow, tonsils, ganglia, lymphonodes, 
thymus, pancreas, spleen and intestines) . Language(s):  Portuguese . Number of 
pages:  2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/BRA/22_6629_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Sanitary requirements for the import of offals and other non -
edible by -products of cattle, sheep, goats and swines for animal feeding (except brain, 
marrow, tonsils, ganglia, lymphonodes, thymus, pancreas, spleen and intestines).  
7. Objective and rational e: [ ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] 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 text) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 
chapter  8.8 
[ ] Inter national Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/BRA/2077  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 15 September 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 15 September 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 15 September 2022  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
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