G/SPS/N/BRA/2068  
 
2 September 2022  
(22-6556) 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):  Vaccinium spp. (blueberry)  
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 N o. 477, 24 August 2022 . 
Incorporation into the Brazilian legal system: Phytosanitary Requirements for 
Vaccinium  spp. (blueberry) by Country of Destination and Origin, for the MERCOSUR 
States Parties, approved by Resolution MERCOSUR/GM/RES. N o. 3/22. Language(s):  
Portuguese . Number of pages:  8 
https://www.in.gov.br/en/web/dou/ -/portaria -mapa -n-477-de-24-de-agosto -de-2022-
424951147  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/BRA/22_5912_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Phytosanitary Requirements for Vaccinium spp. (blueberry) by 
Country of Destination and Origin, for the MERCOSUR States Parties, approved by 
Resolution MERCOSUR/GM/RES. N o. 3/22.  
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) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
− ISPM 1. Phytosanitary principles for the protection of plants and the application 
of phytosanitary measures in international trade  
− ISPM 2. Framework for pest risk analysis  
− ISPM 11. Pest risk analysis for quarantine pests  
− ISPM 20. Guidelines for a phytosanitary import regulatory system  
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/BRA/2068  
 
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  Does this proposed regulation c onform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 September 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 25 August 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 1 September 2022  
[ ] Trade facilitating measu re  
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