G/SPS/N/BRA/2145  
11 April 2023  
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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 and Livestock (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):  Coleus cuttings  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant  or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  United States of America  
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft of ordinance to establish the phytosanitary 
requirements for the importation of coleus cuttings ( Coleus scutell arioides ) produced in the 
United States of America . Language(s):  Portuguese . Number of pages:  2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/BRA/23_8840_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Draft of ordinance to establish the phytosanitary requirements  
for the importation of coleus cuttings ( Coleus scutellarioides ) produced in the United 
States of America.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  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) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
− ISPM 1. Phytosanitary principles for the protection of plants and the applicati on 
of phytosanitary measures in international trade  
− ISPM 2. Framework for pest risk analysis  
− ISPM 11. Pest risk analysis for quarantine pests  
− ISPM 20. Guidelines for a phytosanitary import regulatory system  
[ ] 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/2145  
 
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  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) : 10 June 2023  
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 and Livestock  
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 and Livestock  
Secretariat of Trade and International Relations  
E-mail: sps@agro.gov.br