G/SPS/N/BRA/2295  
12 April 2024  
(24-3081) 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 and Livestock (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):  Fertilizer with raw material of porcine animal origin  
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:  RIG.FERT.SU.IND.MAR.24 - Zoosanitary requirements 
(RIG) for the entry into the Federat ive Republic of Brazil of fertilizer with raw material of 
porcine animal origin for industrial use . Language(s):  Portuguese . Number of pages:  6 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/BRA/24_02566_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Zoosanitary  requirements (RIG) for the entry into Brazil of 
fertilizer with raw material of porcine animal origin for industrial use from any origin.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  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) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
− Chapter 5.1. General obligations related to certification  
− Chapter 5.2. Certification procedures  
− Chapter 5.3. WOAH procedures relevant to the Agreement on the Application 
of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures of the World Trade Organization  
− Chapter 5.4. Animal health measures applicable before and at departure  
− Chapter 5.5. Animal health measures applicable during transit from the place 
of depar ture in the exporting country to the place of arrival in the importing 
country  
− Chapter 5.6. Border posts and quarantine stations in the importing country  
− Chapter 5.7. Animal health measures applicable on arrival  
− Chapter 5.10. Model veterinary certificates for international trade in live 
animals, hatching eggs and products of animal origin  
− Chapter 8.8. Infection with foot and mouth disease virus  G/SPS/N/BRA/2295  
 
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  − Chapter 11.4. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy  
− Chapter 15.1. Infection with African swine fever virus  
− Chapter 15.2. Infection with classical swine fever virus  
[ ] 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 3 April 2024  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 8 Apr il 2024  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 8 April 2024  
[ ] 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  
Secretariat of Trade and International Relations  
E-mail: sps@agro.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 and Livestock  
Secretariat of Trade and International Relations  
E-mail: sps@agro.gov.br