G/SPS/N/BRA/1 184 
 
22 September 2016  
(16-5039) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: BRAZIL  
If applicable, name of local government involved: Secretariat of Animal and Plant 
Health and Inspection (SDA) of Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply 
(MAPA)  
2. Agency respo nsible: 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 provided in 
addition, where applicable): HS Codes: 02, 04 , 03; ICS Codes: 65, 67  
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: Categories of animal products to be adopted f or 
foreign establishments . Language(s): Portuguese . Number of pages: 14 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/BRA/16_3982_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Department of Animal Products Inspection - DIPOA of 
Secretariat of Animal and Plant Health and Inspection - SDA/ Ministry of Agriculture, 
Livestock and Food Supply - MAPA established the categories of animal products to be 
adopted for foreign establishmen ts interested  in enable bovine, pork, equidae, poultry, 
fish, dairy, honey and eggs products for export to Brazil.  
Although the categories cover several types of products, only those, which have been 
defined in prior agreement on the equivalence assessment  of sanitary inspection system 
conducted by DIPOA, will be authorized to export to Brazil.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [ ]  animal health, [ ]  plant protection, 
[X] 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, describ e, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/BRA/1184  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:     
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 20 September 2016  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm /yy): 20 September 2016  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 20 September 2016  
[X] 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:   
13. Text(s)  availabl e from: [ ]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body: