G/SPS/N/BRA/1214  
 
30 January 2017  
(17-0583) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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 Suppl y (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 Codes: 02, 03, 04, 05; ICS Codes: 13, 65, 67  
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 issued on 11 January 2016 (Instrução 
Normativa Nº 1, de 11 de janeiro de 2017) . Language(s): Portuguese . Number of 
pages: 2 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/BRA/17_0582_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified regulation approves p rocedures for registration, 
renewal, modification, audit and cancellation of registration regarding animal products 
produced by establishments registered on the Federal Inspection Service (Serviço de 
Inspeção Federal, SIF), and foreign establishments autho rized to export to Brazil.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [ ]  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 internatio nal standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : CAC/RCP 1 -1969, CAC/GL 20 -1995, CAC/GL 
47-2003, CAC/GL 26 -1997, CAC/GL 34 -1999, CAC/GL 53 -2003 
[ ] World Organiza tion for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :   
[ ] 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:     G/SPS/N/BRA/1214  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 18 January 2017  
Proposed  date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 18 January 2017  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 18 January 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) : Proposed measures which facilitate trade. Period 
for receiving comments is not applicable.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry P oint. 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 No tification 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