G/TBT/N/BRA/1131  
22 January 2021  
(21-0657) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  BRAZIL   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply – MAPA  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology -INMETRO  
Telephone: +(55) 21 2563. 2918  
Telefax: +(55) 21 2563.5637  
Email: barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br  
Website: http://www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Not 
applicable  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Ordinance 
No. 198, 11 January 2021 (Portaria nº 198 de 11 de janeiro de 2021) published by the 
Brazilia n Official Gazette No. 9, on 14 January 2021 (1 page(s), in Portuguese)  
6. Description of content:  Proposal of Normative Instruction, which establishes the 
procedures for the qualification of national establishments registered with the Department 
of Inspe ction of Products of Animal Origin for export and the transit of products of animal 
origin.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The proposed rules leads to the standardization of procedures to 
accreditatio n and transit and health certification of establishments by the use of electronic 
system, in order to simplify and facilitate the presentation of documents, as well as the 
assessment by the officials. The COVID -19 pandemic has led to the adaptation on the 
health certification procedures, in order to maintain the current processes. Due to the 
restriction of the transit of people, the Ministry of Agriculture establishes emergency 
procedures for electronic application for accreditation of establishments and re mote 
assessment of applications by the officials. Such circumstances reinforce the urgency for 
publication of the proposed rules, allowing the use of the electronic system, the 
traceability and the information security; Prevention of deceptive practices an d consumer 
protection; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements; Reducing trade 
barriers and facilitating trade  G/TBT/N/BRA/1131  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  (1) Brazilian Official Gazette (Diário Oficial da União) No. 009, 
14 January 2021, section 1, page 22 
https://www.in.gov.br/web/dou/ -/portaria -n-198-de-11-de-janeiro -de-2021-298891962  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Not applicable  
Proposed date of entry into  force:  To be defined  
10. Final date for comments:  28 February 2021  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Comments: SISMAN  
https://sistemasweb.agricultura.gov.br/sisman/  
First time user's registration: https://sistemasweb.agricultura.gov.br/solicita/  
Ministry Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA)  
Esplanada dos Ministérios – Edificio Sede - Bloco D  
Brasília – DF / Brazil  
CEP: 71.632 -100 
Phone.: +(55) 61 3218 -2828 
Website: www.gov.br/agricultura /pt-br  
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