G/SPS/N/BRA/1283  
 
2 August 2017  
(17-4202) 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, 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): 02, 03, 04, 05; ICS Code(s): 65, 67  
4. Regions or countries li kely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Regulation for the industrial and sanitary inspection of 
animal products (RIISPOA).  Language(s): Portuguese . Number of pages: 27 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/BRA/17_3470_00_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/BRA/17_3470_01_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified legislation (Decree No. 9.013, issued on Brazilian 
Official Gazette on 30 March  2017 and Decree No. 9.069, issue d on Brazilian Official 
Gazette on 1 June  2017) provides the Regulation for the industrial and sanitary 
inspection of animal products.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/pla nt pest or disease, [  ] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : CAC/RC P 1-1969, CAC/GL 21 -1997, CAC/GL 
30-1999, CAC/GL 63 -2007, CODEX STAN 10 6‑1983, CAC/RCP 19 -1979, 
CAC/GL  61-2007, CAC/RCP 58 -2005, CAC/RCP 57 -2004, CAC/RCP 15 -1976, 
CODEX STAN 1 -1985, CAC/RCP 52 -2003, CODEX STAN 12 -1981 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter numbe r):  
[ ] 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 
internati onal standard:  G/SPS/N/BRA/1283  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 June 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 June 2017  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 June 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 handl e 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: 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