G/SPS/N/BRA/2038  
 
4 May 2022  
(22-3484) 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 provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Rice ( Oryza sativa ) 
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:  Ministerial Ordinance (Portaria) No. 428, of 28 April 
2022. Incorporates the phyt osanitary import requirements for Oryza sativa  (Rice) 
according to country of destination and origin for the Mercosur member States, approved 
by Resolution MERCOSUR/GMC/RES. No. 45/21 . Language(s):  Portuguese . Number of 
pages:  16 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/BRA/22_3207_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Incorporates the phytosanitary import requirements for 
Oryza  sativa  (rice) according to country of destination and origin for the Mercosur member 
States, approved by Resolution MERCOSUR/GMC/RES. No. 45/21.  
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  
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 standard:   G/SPS/N/BRA/2038  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 28 April 2022 (date of publication in the 
Brazilian Official Gazette).  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 28 April 2022 (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) : 28 April 2022 (date of publication in the Brazilian Official Gazette).  
[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@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, Livestock and Food Supply  
Secretariat of Trade and International Relations  
E-mail: sps@agro.gov.br