G/TBT/N/BRA/1105  
15 December 2020  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  BRAZIL   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply – MAPA  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology -INMETRO  
Telephone: +(55) 21 2563. 2918Telefax: +(55) 21 2563.5637  
Email: barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br  
Website: http://www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  HS: 
0302.34; 0303.44  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Ordinance 
SAP/MAPA No. 297, 02 December 2020 published by the Brazilian Official Gazette No. 
232, on 04 December 2020 (4 page(s), in Portuguese)  
6. Description of content:  The notified Ordinance No.  297, 02 December 2020, sets the 
statistical control forms and certificates to monitor exports and re -exports of yellowfin 
mandolin (Thunnus obesus) and s wordfish (Xiphias gladius) species, captured by leased 
national or foreign fishing vessels, in Brazilian jurisdictional waters and in international 
waters under the jurisdiction of the Commission International Convention for the 
Conservation of Atlantic Tu na - ICCAT.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Given the insufficiency of the staff of the Secretariat of Agricultural 
Agriculture of the Ministry of Agriculture for the proper validation of the statistic al 
documents of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas and 
the like - ICCAT, for the export of Albacora -mandolin and Swordfish tuna species, qualified 
by SAP / MAPA, 76 (seventy -six) new professionals able to issue and accredit  the 
statistical document of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic 
Tunas and related species - ICCAT, for the export of yellowfin mandolin (Thunnus obesus) 
and swordfish (Xiphias gladius) tuna species, according to the existing Tech nical 
Regulation No. 09, 05 July 2004. However, it was verified by SAP the need to adjust the 
adjustment of the forms used. The new ones were implemented by the present 
regulation.; Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of 
human health or safety; Protection of animal or plant life or health; Quality requirements  G/TBT/N/BRA/1105  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
(1) Brazilian Official Gazette (Diário Oficial da União) No. 232, 04 December 2020, section 
1, pages 51 -54;  
https://www.in.gov.br/web/dou/ -/portaria -sap/mapa -n-297-de-2-de-dezembro -de-
2020-292123569  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Not applicable  
Proposed date of entry into force:  4 December 2020  
10. Final date for comments:  Not applicable  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://www.in.gov.br/web/dou/ -/portaria -sap/map a-n-297-de-2-de-dezembro -de-
2020-292123569