G/SPS/N/BRA/1480  
 
1 February 2019  
(19-0589) 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): Plant products  
4. Regio ns 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  Nº 71 of 27 November 2018 . 
Language(s): Portuguese.  Number of pages: 4 
http://www.imprensanacional.gov.br/mater ia/-
/asset_publisher/Kujrw0TZC2Mb/content/id/52002215/do1 -2018-11-27-instrucao -
normativa -n-71-de-13-de-novembro -de-2018-52001881  
https://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2019/SPS/BRA/19_0584_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/BRA/19_0584_01_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/BRA/19_0584_02_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/BRA/19_0584_03_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/BRA/19_0584_04_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The procedures and criteria for issuing the Phytosanitary 
Certificate and the Phytosanitary Certificate for Re -export  and the model certificates 
approved.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  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) : ISPMs N° 
1, 7, 12  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed r egulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/BRA/1480  
 
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  [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:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 25 February 2019 (90 days after the date 
of its publication).  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 27 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) : 25 February 2019 (90 days after the date of its publication).  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 2 April 2019  
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 Su pply  
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