G/SPS/N/BRA/1457  
 
28 November 2018  
(18-7485) 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): Hatching eggs of poultry  and day -old poultry  
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: GMC - MERCOSUR Resolution No. 31/18 approving 
"Animal Health Requirements of States Parties for the importation of hatching eggs of 
poultry and day -old poultry" . Language(s): Portuguese and Spanish.  Number of 
pages: 18 (7+11)  
http://www.imprensanacional.gov.br/web/guest/materia/ -
/asset_publisher/Kujrw0TZC2Mb/content/id/49229056/do1 -2018-11-08-instruc ao-
normativa -n-62-de-29-de-outubro -de-2018-49228733  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/BRA/18_6124_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/BRA/18_6124_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: GMC - MERCOSUR Resolution No. 31/18 approving "Animal 
Health Req uirements of States Parties for the importation of hatching eggs of poultry and 
day-old poultry" was incorporated into the national law.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/p lant 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) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Terrestrial Animal Health Code 
(2018), chapters 5.1 to 5.5  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this p roposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No G/SPS/N/BRA/1457  
 
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  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:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 8 November 2018 (date of publication in 
the Brazilian Official Gazette).  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 8 November 2018 (date of publication in 
the Brazilian Official Gazette).  
11. Proposed date of entr y into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 8 November 2018 (date of publication in the Brazilian Official 
Gazette).  
[X] 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 handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if av ailable) 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