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ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/BRA/825 
24 July 2012  
 (12-4044) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  BRAZIL 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  Ministry of Fisheries and 
Aquaculture and Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply 
2. Agency responsible:  Secretariat of Monitoring and Cont rol of Fisheries and Aquaculture 
SEMOC/MPA 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  This notification refers to a general measure for all bivalve molluscs products.
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:  National Program for Hygienic and Sanitary Control of 
Bivalve Molluscs  Language(s):  Portuguese  Number of pages:  21 
Interministerial Normative Act nº 07, issu ed on 8 May 2012, published in the Federal 
Official Gazette nº 89 of 9 May 2012, section 1.  It establishes the National Program for Hygienic and Sanitary Cont rol of Bivalve Molluscs (PNCMB), the procedures for its 
implementation and other measures. 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2012/sps/BRA/12_2840_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified document establishes the National Program for 
Hygienic and Sanitary Cont rol of Bivalve Molluscs (PNCMB), the procedures for its 
implementation and other measures. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
 CODEX STAN 292/2008 - Standard for Live and Raw Bivalve Molluscs 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    G/SPS/N/BRA/825 
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  [ ] 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:  Federal 
Official Gazette, nº125 , 29 June 2012, section 1, page 56, Portaria n° 204, 28 June 2011, 
issued by the Ministry of Fisher y and Aquaculture. Available at 
"http://www.mpa.gov.br/index.php/monitoramento-e-controlempa/sanidade-
pesqueira/programas-sanitarios/pncmb " (available in Portuguese) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  9 June 2012 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  9 May 2012 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  9 June 2012 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure Legal support to guarantee the equivalence of the 
Brazilian official control of bivalve molluscs production with the official control of countries that can be potential importers of molluscs for human consumption.  
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:   Secretariat of Monitoring and Control of Fisheries and 
Aquaculture SEMOC/MPA - SBS Qd.2 Lote 10 Bl oco "J" - Brasília - DF, 70.070-120, Tel: 
+(55 61) 2023 3531, E-mail:  sanidade@mpa.gov.br  
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   Secretariat of 
Monitoring and Control of Fisheries and Aquaculture SEMOC/MPA - SBS Qd.2 Lote 10 
Bloco "J" - Brasília - DF, 70.070-120,  Tel:  +(55 61) 2023 3531, E-mail: 
sanidade@mpa.gov.br