G/SPS/N/BRA/1284  
 
21 August 2017  
(17-4442) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measur es 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, 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 Code(s): 3002.  Diagnostic tests.  Tuberculin Purified 
Protein Derivative (PPD)  
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: Regulation nº 28, issued on Brazilian Official Gazette 
on 9 Augus t 2017 (Instrução Normativa Nº 28, publicada no Diário Oficial da União em 
9 de agosto de 2017).  Language(s): Portuguese . Number of pages: 2 
http://members.wto.o rg/crnattachments/2017/SPS/BRA/17_3702_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Regulation nº 28, issued on Brazilian Official Gazette on 
9 August 2017 (Instrução Normativa nº 28, publicada no Diário Oficial da União em 9 de 
agosto de 2017) approves the t echnical regulation regarding production and quality 
control of Tuberculin Purified Protein Derivative (PPD).  
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 Ani mal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Manual of Diagnostic Tests and 
Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals, Chapter 2.4.6  
[ ] 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:  G/SPS/N/ BRA/1284  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 9 August 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 9 August 2017  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 9 August 2017  
[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 num ber and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply  
Secretariat of Agribusiness International Relations  
E-mail: cgomc@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: cgomc@agricultura.gov.br