G/TBT/N/BRA/753  
 
25 October 2017  
(17-5800) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member: BRAZIL   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply – MAPA  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology -INMETRO  
Telephone: +(55) 21 2563.2765  
Telefax: +(55) 21 2563.5637  
Email: barreira stecnicas@inmetro.gov.br  
Website: http://www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): HS - 0805 
Citrus fruit, fresh: like oranges, mandarins, lemons, grapefruit.  
5. Title, number of pages and languag e(s) of the notified document: MAPA Ordinance 
Nº. 37, 18 September 2017 (Instrução Normativa Nº 37, de 18 de September de 2017) 
(1 page(s), in Portuguese)    
6. Description of content: This Ordinance improves the main ordinance 48, 24 September 
2013 (Instrução Normativa 48, de 24 de setembro de 2013) that establishes Production 
and Marketing Standards for Citrus Propagation Material - Citrus spp , Fortunella spp , 
Poncirus spp , and their h ybrids, as well as their identity and quality patterns, with validity 
throughout the National Territory.  It revokes Ordinance 168, 28 May 1984 (Portaria MAPA 
Nº 168, de 28 de Maio de 1984).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent proble ms where 
applicable: Protection of human health; plant protection.  
8. Relevant documents:  (1) Brazilian Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União) Nº184, 
25 September 2017, section 1, page 6; Brazilian Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União) 
Nº186, 25 September 2013, section 1, page 38/44; (2) Not applicable; (3) Brazilian 
Official Journal; (4) Not stated.   
9. Proposed date of adoption: Upon publication in the Official Journal  
Proposed date of entry into force: Upon publication in the Official Journal  
10. Final date for comments: Not applicable  G/TBT/N/BRA/753  
 
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