G/SPS/N/BRA/1030
27 April 2015 
(15-2255)  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: 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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Horses 
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: Sanitary requirements of Brazil, which are exceptional 
for temporary importation of high health st atus horses for participating in the XXXI 
Olympic Games, Paralympic Games and in the pre-Olympic test event in 2015 Language(s): Portuguese and English  Number of pages: 20 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/BRA/15_1763_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/BRA/15_1763_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: This is to inform that the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and 
Food Supply (MAPA) issued Normative Instruction No. 8, from 7 April 2015, to approve the Sanitary requirements of Brazil, which are exceptional for temporary importation of 
high health status horses for participat ing in the XXXI Olympic Games, Paralympic 
Games and in the pre-Olympic test event in 2015. The requirements specified here have 
the objective to facilitate the temporary movement of high health status horses, 
exceptionally, that will participate in the XXXI Olympic Games Rio 2016, in the 
Paralympic Games Rio 2016 and in the pre-Olympic test event in 2015, in line with the concepts recommended in Chapter 4.16 High Health Status Horse Subpopulation of OIE Code for Terrestrial Animals. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [X] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  Chapter 4.16 High Health Status Horse 
Subpopulation of OIE Code for Terrestrial Animals.  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None G/SPS/N/BRA/1030 
 
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  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 which these are available: 
Official Journal of 8 April 2015, section 1, page 6 (available in Portuguese) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 8 April 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 8 April 2015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 8 April 2015 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
General Coordination for WTO Negotiations/Coordenação Geral de Negociações na OMC 
E-mail: cgomc@agricultura.gov.br 
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
General Coordination for WTO Negotiations/Coordenação Geral de Negociações na OMC  
E-mail: cgomc@agricultura.gov.br