G/SPS/N/BRA/1481  
 
1 February 2019  
(19-0590) 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): Ornamental birds and the ir hatching eggs  
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: Normative Instruction (Instrução Normativa) nº 49 of 
9 November 2018 . Language(s): Portuguese.  Number of pages: 1 
http://pesquisa.in.gov.br/imprensa/jsp/visualiza/index.jsp?data=09/11/20 18&jornal=51
5&pagina=41  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/BRA/19_0599_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: Procedures for the importation of ornamental birds and their 
hatching eggs and the requirements to be fulfilled for the accreditation of quarantine 
establishments.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pe st 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 Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Terrestrial Animal Health Code 
(2018), Chapters 5.1 to 5.5  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this pr oposed 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/1481  
 
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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 November 2018 (date of publication in 
the Brazilian Official Gazette).  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 9 November 2018 (date of publication in 
the Brazilian Official Gazette).  
11. Proposed date of entry  into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 9 November 2018 (date of publication in the Brazilian Official 
Gazette).  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of t he 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle 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