G/SPS/N/BRA/1418  
 
19 July 2018  
(18-4518) 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): Phytosanitary requiremen ts for the importation of substrate as raw 
material, finished product or accompanying plants, regardless of origin.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or cou ntries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Normative Instruction (Instrução Normativa) nº 19 of 
22 June 2018 . Language(s): Portuguese.  Number of pages: 2 
http://pesquisa.in.gov.br/imprensa/jsp/visualiza/index.jsp?data=04/07/2018&jornal=515
&pagina=4&totalArquivos=120  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/BRA/18_3767_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified text informs that the Ministry of Agriculture, 
Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA) issued Normative Instruction nº 19, on 4 July 2018, to 
approve the phytosanitary import requirements  of substrate as raw material, finished 
product or accompanying  plants, regardless of origin.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapte r number) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : 
ISPM N° 1, 2, 5, 11  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it de viates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/BRA/1418  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: "Diário 
Oficial da União" Edition 127, published in 07/04/2018 (Federal Official Journal) of 
22 June of 2018, section 1, page 4  (available in Portuguese)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 4 July 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 4 July 2018  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 4 July 2018  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 17 September 2018  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  Natio nal 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@agri cultura.gov.br