G/SPS/N/BRA/330/Rev.1  
15 February 2024  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
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):  Beta vulgaris  subsp. vulgaris  var. conditiva (horticultural beet)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Argentina; Bolivia, Plurinational State of; 
Paraguay; Uruguay  
5. Title of the notified document:  MAPA ORDINANCE No 653, of 7 February 2024 - 
Incorporates into the Brazilian legal system the phytosanitary requirements for 
Beta vulgaris  subsp. vulgaris var. conditiva (horticultural beet), according to country of 
destination and origin, for the states pa rties to MERCOSUR, approved by Resolution 
MERCOSUR/GMC/RES. No 30/22 . Language(s):  Portuguese . Number of pages:  7 
https://www.in.gov.br/en/web /dou/ -/portaria -mapa -n-653-de-7-de-fevereiro -de-2024-
542267772  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/BRA/24_01491_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Incorporates into the Brazil ian legal system the phytosanitary 
requirements for Beta vulgaris  subsp. vulgaris  var. conditiva (horticultural beet), according 
to country of destination and origin, for the states parties to MERCOSUR, approved by 
Resolution MERCOSUR/GMC/RES. No 30/22.  
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) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  G/SPS/N/BRA/330/Rev.1  
 
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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 standa rd:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 March 2024  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 8 February 2024  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 1 March 2024  
[ ] 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 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