G/SPS/N/BRA/1357  
 
12 January 2018  
(18-0384) 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): Cured fish  
4. Regions o r 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 regulation (Consulta Pública ) nº 143 of 
18 December 2017, published on the Brazilian Official Gazette (DOU - Diário Oficial da 
União) on 22 December 2017 . Language(s): Portuguese.  Number of pages: 2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/BRA/18_0329_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/BRA/18_0329_01_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: Submit to public consultation draft that approves Technical 
Regulation regarding identity and quality standards applied for cured  fish. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] prote ct 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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard  or related text) : CODEX STAN 167 -1989 and CODEX STAN 311 -2013 
[ ] World Organization 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 avail able:   G/SPS/N/BRA/1357  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined after the comment period.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined after the comment 
period.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined after the comment period.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 19 February 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@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