G/SPS/N/BRA/2234  
5 December 2023  
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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 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):  Egyptian Star (Pentas lanceolata) seeds  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Guatemala  
5. Title of the notified document:  Ordinance SDA/MAPA No. 949 of 20 November 2023. 
Establishes phytosanitary requirements for the import of Egyptian Star (Pentas lanceolata) 
seeds from Guatemala . Language(s):  Portuguese . Number of pages:  1 
https://www.in.gov.br/web/dou/ -/portaria -sda/mapa -n-949-de-20-de-novembro -de-2023-
524567415  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/BRA/23_14011_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Establishes phytosanitary requirements for the  import of 
Egyptian Star (Pentas lanceolata) seeds from Guatemala.  
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 pes ts.  
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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    G/SPS/N/BRA/2234  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 December 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 22 November 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 1 December 2023  
[ ] 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 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