G/SPS/N/BRA/1422  
 
7 August 2018  
(18-4979) 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 pr ovided in addition, 
where applicable): Pig, bovine carcasses and beef trimmings  
4. Regions or 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: Ministerial Order No. 75, of 12 July 2018 . 
Language(s): Portuguese.  Number of pages: 4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2 018/SPS/BRA/18_4227_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: Submit to the Public Consultation, for a period of 60 (sixty) 
days, from the date of publication of this Administrative Rule, the proposed Normative 
Instruction, attached, which establishes the micro biological monitoring in pig carcasses 
and bovine carcasses and beef trimmings produced by slaughterhouses, registered at 
Department of Inspection of Products of Animal Origin (DIPOA), in order to evaluate the 
hygiene of the process and reduce the prevalen ce of pathogens.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect 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:  
[ ] 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, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international s tandard:  G/SPS/N/BRA/1422  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 13 July 2018. In the date of its publication.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 13 July 2018. In the date of its 
publication.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : In the date of its publication.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of th e 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 11 September 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