G/TBT/N/BRA/613/Rev.1  
 
23 March 2017  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : BRAZIL  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Li vestock 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 2563.2765  
Telefax: +(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 hea ding. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Wine (HS 2204); 
Grapejuice, sweetened or not (HS 200960); Vinegar (HS 220900). Wine of fresh grapes, 
including fortified wines; grape must other than that of heading 20.09. (HS 2204), Vinega r 
and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid. (HS 220900) . Wine of fresh grapes, 
including fortified wines; grape must other than that of heading 20.09. (HS 2204), Vinegar 
and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid. (HS 2209), - Grape juice (including 
grape must): (HS 20096).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Ordinance Nº 43, 
18 May 2016 (Portaria Nº 43, de 18 de Maio de 2016). (21 pages, in Portuguese).  
6. Description of content:  Revision of the technical regulation that set the official identity, 
quality standards for wine and derivatives of grape and wine products as well as the 
requirements.  
This document was mistakenly notified under the document G/TBT/N/BRA/675 when in fact 
it would be a revisi on to conform to the standards.  
It revokes:  
 Ordinance Nº 1.012, 17 November 1978;  
 Ordinance Nº 91, 19 July 1988;  
 Ordinance Nº 229, 25 October 1988;  
 Annex XII and XXII of Ordinance (Instrução Normativa) Nº 01, 7 January 2000;  
 Ordinance (Instrução Normat iva) Nº 2, 27 January 2005;  
 Ordinance (Instrução Normativa) Nº 5, 6 May 2005.  G/TBT/N/BRA/613/Rev.1  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Quality requirements; Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer 
protection  
8. Relevan t documents:  (1) Brazilian Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União) Nº 95, 
19 May 2016, section 1, page 1/2; (2) Decree Nº 8.198, 20 February 2014 
(Decreto  nº 8.198, de 20 de Fevereiro de 2014), Law Nº 7 .678, de 1988 (Lei Nº 7.678, 
de 1988); (3) Brazilia n Official Journal; (4) Not stated.  
9. Proposed date of adoption: After approval of the final text.  
Proposed date of entry into force: After approval of the final text.  
10 Final date for comments:  Not applicable  
11. Texts available from:  National enquir y point  [ ] or address, telephone or fax 
number s and  email and website address es, if available , of other body:   
http://pesquisa.in.gov.b r/imprensa/jsp/visualiza/index.jsp?jornal=1&pagina=1&data=19/0
5/2016  
http://www.agricultura.gov.br/acesso -a-informacao/consultas -publicas/documentos/port -
43-cp-piq-vinhos -e-derivados.pdf