G/SPS/N/BRA/1927  
31 March 2021  
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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, 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):  Fermented and dried (Category 2, Class 9) cocoa beans (Theobroma 
cacao) produced in Côte d'Ivoire  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Côte d'Ivoire  
5. Title of the notified document:  Normative Instruction (Instrução Normativa) nº 125 of 
23 March 2021. Updates the phytosanitary requirements for the import of fermented and 
dried (Category 2, Class 9) cocoa b eans (Theobroma cacao) produced in Côte d'Ivoire . 
Language(s):  Portuguese . Number of pages:  2 
https://www.in.gov.br/web/dou/ -/instrucao -normativa -no-125-de-23-de-marco -de-2021-
310064915  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/BRA/21_2185_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Updates the phytosanitary requirements for the import of 
ferment ed and dried (Category 2, Class 9) cocoa beans (Theobroma cacao) produced in 
Côte d'Ivoire. This Normative Instruction repeals the Normative Instruction (Instrução 
Normativa) nº 123 of 5 March 2021 (G/SPS/N/BRA/1904).  
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) :  
[ ] 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:   G/SPS/N/BRA/1927  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 April 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 24 March 2021  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 1 March 2021  
[ ] 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 @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