G/SPS/N/BRA/1643  
 
9 April 2020  
(20-2803) 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):  Plant products.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Ordinance (Portaria) No. 60 of 16 March 2020 . 
Language(s):  portuguese . Number of pages:  1 
http://pesquisa.in.gov.br/imprensa/jsp/visualiza/index.jsp?data=16/03/2020&jornal=51
5&pagina=19  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/BRA/20_2509_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Submit to the Public Consultation the proposal for Normative 
Instruction, which establishes the crit eria and procedures for carrying out phytosanitary 
treatments for quarantine purposes aiming issuing international phytosanitary 
certification by MAPA or applying phytosanitary measures prescribed by MAPA.  
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 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 numbers: 5, 15, 18, 28.  
[ ] 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/1643  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 16 March 2020 (date of publication in the 
Brazilian Official Gazette).  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 16 March 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) : 16 March 2020 (date of publication in the Brazilian 
Official  Gazette).  
[X] Trade fac ilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 14 June 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 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