G/SPS/GEN/1932  
 
13 July 2021  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
 
OIE RECOGNITION OF SIX BRAZILIAN STATES AS FREE  FROM  
FOOT -AND-MOUTH DISEASE WITHOUT VACCINATION  
WTO SPS COMMITTEE  - OPERATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SPS AGREEMENT  
PEST- AND DISEASE -FREE AREAS (REGIONALIZATION)  
COMMUNICATION FROM BRAZIL  
The following document , received on 13 July  2021, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of  Brazil . 
 
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1.1.  Through this communication, Brazil informs the Committee that, through Resolution 13/2021, 
adopte d on 27 May by the 88th General Session of the World Assembly of OIE delegates , another 
part of Brazil 's territory has been recognized as free from Food -and-Mouth Disease (FMD) without 
vaccination. This expansion covers six Brazilian States:  
− State of Paraná;  
− State of Rio Grande do Sul;  
− One zone (Block 1) including the States of Acre and Rondônia and 14 municipalities in the 
State of Amazonas and five municipalities in the State of Mato Grosso.  
1.2.  These six states come in addition to Santa Catarina (SC), which received such a recognition by 
the OIE 14 years ago.  
1.3.  Together, the zone free from FMD without vacci nation represents an area of almost 
1 million  km2 and more than 44 million animals.  
1.4.  These have been established with huge protection areas ("buffer zones") based on natural and 
geographical barriers, official quarantine and effective animal movement contro l. Brazil has steadily 
enlarged its areas free from FMD without vaccination. The cumulative knowledge and the continuous 
adaptation of the regional protection systems made possible the gradual enlargement of the Brazilian 
FMD-free zone. The last case of FM D occurred five years ago and, since 2018, all the country is 
considered free from FMD.  
1.5.  In line with the OIE recommendations, Brazil has spared no efforts in improving its sanitary 
status, which resulted in the current, highly secured, FMD -free zones. For 50 years, our Ministry of 
Agriculture, Livestock and Supply, together with the private sector, has been developing 
program mes to eradicate FMD. The National Strategic Plan for the Eradication and Prevention of FMD 
was launched in 2017 and will be fully exe cuted until 2026. Its main objective is to create and 
maintain sustainable conditions to guarantee our status as a country free from FMD, as well as to 
broaden the free zone without vaccination.  
1.6.  The status granted to Brazil by the OIE is the result of a wo rk based on scientific knowledge 
and recommendations formulated by the "three sisters", as the international reference bodies of the 
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  1.7.  As we take this opportunity to celebrate this achievement, we would also like to urge Members, 
while impleme nting SPS measures, to comply with the dispositions of Article 6 of SPS Agreement on 
regionalization. We also encourage Members to continue to support the work of the standard setting 
bodies and to make sure that countries apply the standards, guidelines a nd recommendations of the 
OIE, IPPC and Codex Alimentarius.  
 
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