G/SPS/N/BRA/1369  
 
28 March 2018  
(18-1938) 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: 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): Host species of Amaranthus palmeri  
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: Draft Normative Instruction which setting out the 
phytosanitary requirements of host species of Amaranthus palmeri  from various origins . 
Language(s): Portuguese.  Number of pages: 6 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/BRA/18_1769_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified document setting out the phytosanitary 
requirements for the products' importation of Category 3, Class 9 and Category 4, Class 3 
of host species of Amaranthus palmeri  from various origins.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest 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) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : ISPM Nº 2 - 
Guidelines for pest risk analysis  
[ ] 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 st andard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/BRA/18_1769_01_x.pdf   G/SPS/N/BRA/1369  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : In the date of its publication.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : It will be published after evaluation of the 
comments.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : In the date of its publication.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 21 June 2018  
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@agricu ltura.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