G/SPS/N/MOZ/3  
 
6 April 2017  
(17-1882) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMER GENCY MEASURES  
1. Notifying Member : MOZAMBIQUE  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MASA)  
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): All meat products, meat derived products, untreated and 
heat-treated meat products  
4. Regions or countries likely to b e affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Brazil  
5. Title of the notified document : Mozambique is imposing a temporary ban on the 
importation of domestic and their by -product, poultry m eat from Brazil . Language (s): 
Portuguese . Number of pages:  3 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/MOZ/17_1663_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: Following the circulation of the document G/SPS/GEN/1545 
from Brazil on 22 March 2017 regarding the ongoing investigation under taken by 
Brazilian Veterinary Authority of the failure in the zoo sanitary inspection and 
certification of poultry meat, Mozambique is applyin g a precautionary sanitary measure 
to prevent the risk of introducing dangerous animal products, by -products imported from 
Brazil. These measures include:  
 Temporary ban on the importation of all meat, meat products, meat derived 
products, untreated meat pr oducts including heat -treated products originating from 
Brazil;  and 
 Consignments of poultry meat shipped from Brazil before 1 September 2016 were 
permitted.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection,  
[ ] protect humans fro m animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pest s.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: Following the 
information presented by Brazil in G/SPS/GEN/1545 about the ongoing investigation  
process of the non-conformity of meat products as a result of problems in the 
certification , Mozambique has taken certain precautionary measures. As Mozambique is 
one of the importer s of Brazilian products , a ban of all meat, meat products, derived 
meat p roducts, heat -treated and untreated products from Brazil has been put in place 
with a view to protect consumers, and to assess it s conformity for human consumption.  G/SPS/N/MOZ/3  
 
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  9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard :  
[X] Codex Al imentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text ): General Standard for food additives Stan 192/1995  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)  (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] Internation al Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the re levant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standar d:  
10. Other r elevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Governmental decision written in English.  
11. Date of entry into force  (dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
30 March 2017  
[X] Trade facilit ating  measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security  
Dra. Dercília Da Rosária Mudani sse Arone  
Veterinary Epidemiology Unit  
P.1407 Rua da Resistência 1746  
Republico f Mozambique - Maputo  
Tel: +(258 2) 415633  
Fax: +(258 2) 415637  
Mobile: +(258 82) 1496400  
E-mail: dercimudanisse@gmail.com  
13. Text(s)  available from:  [X] National Notificatio n Authority, [ X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security -Plant Protection Department; Recinto do IIAM; 
Av. Das FPLM  
Afonso Sitole  
SPS Enquiry Point  
C.P. 3658  
Republic Of Mozambique - Maputo  
Tel: +(258 21415103)  
Fax: +(258 21415103)  
Mobile: +(258 824514190)  
E-mail: afonsostl@gmail.com