G/LIC/N/1/BRA/7  
 
31 August  2016 
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Committee on Import Licen sing  Original: English  
 
 AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES  
NOTIFICATION UNDER A RTICLES 1.4 (A) AND 8.2 (B)  
BRAZIL 
The following communication, dated 23 August 2016 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Brazil.  
 
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1. Notification under Ar ticle 1.4(a) [X];  Article 8.2(b) [X] (If the notification is made 
under both Articles please mark both with an X)  
2. Source(s) where the Import Licensing Procedure(s) has(ve) been published 
(Official Gazette, publication, website, etc.):  
3. Date of pub lication1:  See point 5  
  Effective date of requirement:  See point 5  
4. Copy(ies) of publication (in case of Art. 1.4(a))i and/or legislation (in case of 
Art. 8.2(b))ii is(are) available for consultation by Members:  
[] at the WTO Secretariat (Market Acces s Division)  (In this case please attach 
copies of the publication and or legislation, if possible in electronic format:  Microsoft 
Word or compatible software)  
and/or  
[X] by request  at the following address and fax numbers, and/or e -mail and 
website:  
All rules, as well as their updates and amendments, are available online at the 
SISCOMEX website ( http://www.portalsiscomex.gov.br/legislacao ) (Portuguese only).  
Information may also be obtained throu gh the SISCOMEX website or at the following 
address:  
 "Secretaria de Comércio Exterior (SECEX)  
 EQN 102/103, Lote 1, Asa Norte  
 CEP: 70722 -400 
 
5. In the case that they are not in one of the three WTO official languages, 
(English, French or Spanish)  a SUM MARY of the publication (in case of Art. 
1.4(a))  and/or the legislation (in case of Art. 8.2(b))4: 
-  Decreto nº 660, of 25 September 1992, instituting Brazil's Foreign Trade Integrated 
System (SISCOMEX), as amended by Decreto nº 8229, of 22 April 2014, ad apting 
SISCOMEX to Brazil's single window initiative. Latest version published in Brazil's Official G/LIC/N/1/BRA/7  
 
- 2 - 
 
  Gazette on 23 April 2014.  
- Decreto nº 2. 413, of 4 December 1997, altered by Decreto nº 5.473, of 21 June 2005, 
establishes the jurisdiction of the National  Nuclear Energy Commission for extraction, 
production, import and export of minerals and lithium ores and derivatives. Published in 
Brazil’s Official Gazette on  5 December 1997.  
 - Portaria Interministerial MF/MICT nº 291, of 12 December 1996, on processin g import 
operations within SISCOMEX. Published in Brazil's Official Gazette on 13 December  
1996.  
 - Portaria SECEX nº 23, of 14 July 2011, consolidating regulations on foreign trade 
operations. Chapter II regulates import licenses in Brazil, as amended by  further 
Portarias. Published in Brazil's Official Gazette on 19 July 2011.  
 - Portaria DECEX nº 8, of 13 May 1991, on used goods imports, as amended by further 
Portarias . Published in Brazil's Official Gazette on 13 May 1991.  
6. Other pertinent data or i nformation (i.e. title of the proposed or adopted 
law/regulation establishing the Import Licensing Procedure):  
Most import licensing is statutorily required. For most goods mentioned in the relevant 
legislative texts, legal coverage is defined within and i s not subjected to administrative 
discretion. Statutorily required licensing cannot be abolished without legislative 
approval. Other products are left to administrative discretion. The list of products 
subject to licensing is available at the Ministry of I ndustry, Foreign Trade and Services 
website:  http://www.mdic.gov.br/comercio -exterior/importacao/tratamento -
administrativo -de-importacao . 
 
 
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i "The rules and all information concerning procedures for the submission of applications, including the 
eligibility of persons, firms and institutions to make such applications, the administrative body(ies) to be 
approached, and  the lists of products subject to the licensing requirement shall be published, in the sources 
notified to the Committee on Import Licensing [...] Copies of these publications shall also be made available to 
the Secretariat."  See Art. 1.4(a) of the Agreem ent and document G/LIC/3 "Procedures for Notification and 
Review under the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures".  
ii See document G/LIC/3 "Procedures for Notification and Review under the Agreement on Import 
Licensing Procedures".