G/TFA/N/BRA/1* 
 
17 March 2017  
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Committee on Trade Facilitation  Original: English  
 
 NOTIFICATION OF CATE GORY COMMITMENTS UNDER  
THE AGREEMENT ON TRA DE FACILITATION  
COMMUNICATION FROM BRAZIL  
The follo wing communication, dated 16 March 2017 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Brazil  for Members' information.  
 
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In accordance with Article 15 and 16 of the Trade Facilitation Agreement (WT/L/931) and pursuant 
to the notification submitted on 29 July 2014 (WT/PCTF/N/BRA/1), the Brazilian Government has 
the honour to notify that Brazil seeks to designate addit ional provisions of the Agreement on Trade 
Facilitation as Category A commitments. In this regard, Brazil hereby designates all of the 
provisions contained in Section I of the Agreement under Category A, which will be implemented 
upon entry into force of t he Agreement, except for the following:  
 
- Article 7.1;  
- Article 7.7.3;  and 
- Article 11.9.  
 
In addition, Brazil designates as Category B commitments the following provisions  of the 
Agreement, with the corresponding indicative dates for implementation spe cified as required in 
Article 16.1.a : 
 
- Article 7.1  (31 December 201 7); 
- Article 7.7.3  (31 December 2017) ; and  
- Article 11.9  (31 December 2019) . 
 
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* This document replaces the docume nt WT/TFA/N/BFA/1 distributed with a wrong symbol on 17 March 2017 .  
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Provision  Heading/Description  Category  Indicative date for 
implementation  
(for categori es  
B and C)  Definitive date for 
implementation  
(for categories  
B and C)  Assistance and Support for Capacity 
Building Required for Implementation  
(for category C)  
Article 1  Publication and Availability of Information  
   Article 1.1  Publication  A - - - 
   Article 1.2  Information Available through Internet  A - - - 
   Article 1.3  Enquiry Points  A - - - 
   Article 1.4  Notification  A - - - 
Article 2  Opportunity  to Comment, Information before Entry into Force and Consultations  
   Article 2.1  Opportunity  to Comment and 
Information Before Entry into Force  A - - - 
   Article 2.2  Consultations  A - - - 
Article 3       Advance Rulings  
 A - - - 
Article 4       Procedures for Appeal or Review      
 A - - - 
Article 5  Other Measures to Enhance Impartiality, N on-Discrimination and Transparency  
   Article 5.1  Notification for Enhanced Controls or 
Inspections  A - - - 
   Article 5.2  Detention  A - - - 
   Article 5.3  Test Procedures  A - - - 
Article 6  Disciplines on Fees and Charges Imposed on or in Connection with Importation and Exportation and Penalties  
   Article 6.1  General Disciplines on Fees and Charges 
Imposed on or in Connection with 
Importation and Exportation  A - - - 
   Article 6.2  Specific Disciplines on Fees and Charges 
for Customs Processing Impo sed on or 
in Connection with Importation and 
Exportation  A - - - 
   Article 6.3  Penalty Disciplines  A - - - 
Article 7    Release and Clearance Goods  
   Article 7.1  Pre-arrival Processing  B 31 December 2017  - - 
   Article 7.2  Electronic Payment  A - - - 
   Article 7.3  Separation of Release from Final 
Determination of Customs Duties, 
Taxes, Fees and Charges  A - - - 
   Article 7.4  Risk Management  A - - - 
   Article 7.5  Post-clearance Audit  A - - - 
   Article 7.6  Establishment and Publication of 
Average  Release Times  A - - -  
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- 3 - Provision  Heading/Description  Category  Indicative date for 
implementation  
(for categori es  
B and C)  Definitive date for 
implementation  
(for categories  
B and C)  Assistance and Support for Capacity 
Building Required for Implementation  
(for category C)  
Article 7.7  Trade Facilitation Measures for 
Authorized Operators      
7.1-7.2 A - - - 
7.3 B 31 December 2017  - - 
7.4-7.6 A - - - 
   Article 7.8  Expedited Shipments  A - - - 
   Article 7.9  Perishable Goods  A - - - 
Article 8  Border Agency Cooperation  
 A - - - 
Article 9  Movement of Goods Intended for Import under Customs Control  
 A - - - 
Article 10   Formalities Connected with Importation, Exportation and Transit  
   Article 10.1  Formalities and Documentation 
Requirements  A - - - 
   Article 10.2  Acceptance of Copies  A - - - 
   Article 10.3  Use of International Standards  A - - - 
   Article 10.4  Single Window  A - - - 
   Article 10.5  Pre-shipment Inspection  A - - - 
   Article 10.6  Use of Customs Brokers  A - - - 
   Article 10.7 Common Border Procedures and 
Uniform Documentation Requirements  A - - - 
   Article 10.8  Rejected Goods  A - - - 
   Article 10.9  Temporary Admission of Goods and 
Inward and Outward Processing  A - - - 
Article 11  Freedom of Transit      
Article 11.1 -
11.8  A - - - 
Article 11.9  Advance filling and processing of transit 
documentation and data prior to arrival  B 31 December 2019  - - 
Article 11.10 -
11.17   A - - - 
Article 12  Customs Cooperation      
 A - - - 
 
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