G/SPS/N/BRA/1667  
 
6 May 2020  
(20-3469) 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 p rovided in addition, 
where applicable):  Frozen goat semen  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay  
5. Title of the notified document:  Normative Instruction (Instrução Normativa) nº 31 of 
29 April 2020 . Language(s):  Portuguese . Number of pages:  2 
http://pesquisa.in.gov.br/imprensa/jsp/visualiza/index.jsp?data=29/04/2020&jornal=51
5&pagina=16  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/BRA/20_3093_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnatta chments/2020/SPS/BRA/20_3093_01_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Zoo-sanitary import requirements for  frozen goat semen as 
approved by Resolution GMC - MERCOSUR No. 19/19.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protecti on, 
[ ] 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) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Terrestrial Animal Health Code 
(2018), chapters 5.1 to 5.5  
[ ] International Plant Protection Conve ntion (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/1667  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents a nd language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 June 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 29 April 2020 (date of publication in the 
Brazilian Official Gazette).  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 June 2020  
[X] 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@agricultura.gov.br   
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notificat ion 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