G/TBT/N/BRA/1111  
22 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):  DAIRY 
PRODUCE; BIRDS' EGGS; NATURAL HONEY; EDIBLE PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN, NOT 
ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED (HS 04)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified documen t: Technical 
Regulation No. 67, 14 December 2020 (Instrução Normativa nº 67 de 14 de dezembro de 
2020) published by the Brazilian Official Gazette No. 240, on 16 December 2020 (1 
page(s), in Portuguese)  
6. Description of content:  The notified Technical Re gulation No.  67, 14 December 2020, 
amends the Technical Regulation No. 22, 24 November 2005 (published on the Brazilian 
the Official Gazette No. 226, page 15, on 25 November 2005) ruling the labelling of 
packed animal origin products.  
7. Objective and rat ionale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  This Technical Regulation amends the Technical Regulation No. 22, 24 
November, 2005 deals with the labelling of animal origin products. Establishments that 
produce products of animal origin have 180 (one hundred and eighty) days, as from the 
date of this Normative Instruction, to adjust the labelling of their products and update the 
respective registers in the electronic system, according to the Ordinance 241, 22 
November 2019 (Portaria MAPA nº 241, de 22 de novembro de 2019) published by the 
Brazilian Official Gazette 230, on 28 November 2019.; Consumer information, labelling; 
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/1111  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
(1) Brazilian Official Gazette (Diário Oficial da União) No. 240, 16 December 2020, section 
1, page 2; (2) Technical Regulation No.  22, 24 November 2005; (3) Brazilian Official 
Gazette and MAPA website (4) Not stated.  
https://www.in.gov.br/web/dou/ -/instrucao -normativa -n-67-de-14-de-dezembro -de-
2020-294301069  
https://pesquisa.in.gov.br/imprensa/jsp/visualiza/ index.jsp?jornal=1&pagina=15&data
=25/11/2005  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Not applicable  
Proposed date of entry into force:  4 January 2021  
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/ -/instrucao -normativa-n-67-de-14-de-dezembro -de-
2020-294301069