G/SPS/N/BRA/1213  
 
30 January 2017  
(17-0582) 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 Suppl y (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): HS Code: 03; ICS Codes: 13, 67  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affe cted, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Regulation Nº 136 issued on 15 December 2016 
(Portaria Nº 136, de 15 de dezembro de 2016) . Language(s): Portugu ese. Number of 
pages: 2 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/BRA/17_0581_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: Submit to public consultation draft that approves T echnical 
Regulation regarding identity and quality standards applied for frozen fish.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [ ]  animal health, [ ]  plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ]  protect territory 
from ot her 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) : CX 190/1995;  CX 1/1985; CAC GL 31/1999; 
CX 36/1981; CA C RCP 1/1969; CAC GL 21/1997; CAC GL 30/1999; 
CAC GL 63/2007; CAC RCP 52/2003  
[ ] 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 wh ich these are available:     G/SPS/N/BRA/1213  
 
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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 fr om date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined after the comment period.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 16 February 2017  
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 Agribusines s 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, Livestoc k and Food Supply  
Secretariat of Agribusiness International Relations  
E-mail: cgomc @agricultura.gov.br