G/SPS/N/BRA/1655  
 
9 April 2020  
(20-2830) 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 products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  European Union  
5. Title of the notified document:  Ordinance (Portaria) No. 81, of 25 March 2020 . 
Language(s):  Portuguese . Number of pages:  4 
http://pesquisa.in.gov.br/imprensa/jsp/visualiza/index.jsp?data=25/03/2020&jornal=51
5&pagina=6&totalArquivos=102  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/BRA/20_2521_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes the procedures for measuring the 
Estim ated Risk Associated (R) to the primary production of fish related to fishing vessels 
that participate in the fish products export chain to the European Union, to determine the 
minimum frequency of conformity checking.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] 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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : CXG 62 -2007 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] 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/1655  
 
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  9. Other relevant docume nts and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 April 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 25 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) : 1 April 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) :  
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 bo dy:  
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