G/SPS/N/BRA/1720  
20 July 2020  
(20-4975) 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) of 
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 p rovided in addition, 
where applicable):  Registration of establishments and products intended for animal feed  
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:  Normative Instruction (Instrução Normativa) nº. 60, of 
10 July 2020. Establishes procedures for registering establishments and products intended 
for animal feed . Language(s):  Portuguese . Number of pages:  2 
http://www.in.gov.br/web/dou/ -/instrucao -normativa -n-60-de-10-de-julho-de-2020-
266357120  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/BRA/20_4334_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Amends Normative Instruction no. 17, of 15 April 2020 that 
establishes procedures for registering establishments a nd products intended for animal 
feed and gives other measures.  
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:  
[ ] 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/1720  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 10 July 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 13 July 2020  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 3 August 2020  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the da te 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 Agribusiness 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 Agribusiness International 
Relations  
E-mail: sps@agricultura.gov.br