G/SPS/N/BRA/1804  
 
30 October 2020  
(20-7629) 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 pr ovided in addition, 
where applicable):  Seeds intended for propagation, originating in Mexico  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Mexico  
5. Title of the notified document:  Establishes phytosanitary requirements for the import 
of seeds intended for propagation, originating in Mexico . Language(s):  Portuguese . 
Number of pages:  01 
https://www.in.gov.br/en/web/dou/ -/instrucao -normativa -n-93-de-18-de-setembro -de-
2020-278692233  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/BRA/20_6593_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Amend Annex XXX to Normative Instruction SDA / MAPA No. 
16 of 26  August 2015, published in Section 1 of the D.O.U. 164, of 08/27/2015, pgs. 11 
to 17, which establishes the phytosanitary requirements for the import of seeds for 
propagation, originating in Mexico and becomes effective in the form of the annex to this 
Normative Instruction.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard? 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  G/SPS/N/BRA/1804  
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international stand ard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 October 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 22 September 2020  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 October 2020  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 29 December 2020  
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 Notifica tion 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