G/SPS/N/BRA/1673  
 
18 May 2020  
(20-3662) 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):  Fish and Fish 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:  Zoosanitary Requirements for Importation of Fish and 
Fish Products . Language(s):  Portuguese . Number of pages:  2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/BRA/20_3231_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/BRA/20_3231_01_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Zoosanitary Requirements for Importation of Fish and Fish 
Products (Fresh, chilled or frozen fish, eviscerated)  from aquaculture and intended for 
human co nsumption.  
Zoosanitary Requirements for Importation of Fish and Fish Products (except crustaceans 
and live animals) from fisheries intended for human consumption.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] 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) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Aquatic Animal Health Code, Chapters 
5.1 to 5.4.  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] 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/1673  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which th ese are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 6 May 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 6 May 2020  
[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@agr icultura.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 an d International Relations  
E-mail: sps@agricultura.gov.br