G/SPS/N/BRA/871  
 
28 May 2013  
(13-2799)  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 Fisheries and Aquaculture – MPA, Secretariat of 
Monitoring and Control of Fisheries and Aquaculture - SEMOC/MPA 
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):  Shrimp of the genuses Penaeus , Metapenaeus , 
Macrobrachium , Pandalus , Acetes , Litopenaeus , Crangon , Melicertus , Parapenaeopsis  
and Solenocera  (included in the HS Code 0306). 
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:  Draft of the Hazard Identification of Import Risk 
Analysis of shrimp obtained from fisheries and/or aquaculture intended for human 
consumption  Language(s):  Portuguese/English  Number of pages:  40 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/BRA/13_2004_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified document submits to public consultation the 
h a z a r d  i d e n t i f i c a t i o n  o f  i m p o r t  r i s k  a n a l y s i s  ( I R A )  o f  s h r i m p  o b t a i n e d  f r o m  f i s h e r i e s  
and/or aquaculture intended for human consumption, which considered ten genuses of 
shrimp commercialized worldwide, obtained from aquaculture and/or fisheries from any country, intended for human consumption. After finalization of the public consultation, 
further stages in the IRA may also made available on the MPA's website 
(http://www.mpa.gov.br ). 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] 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 seri al number of Codex 
standard or related text)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/BRA/871 
 
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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) :  17 May 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Thirty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification. 
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:   
Secretariat of Monitoring and Control of Fisheries and Aquaculture SEMOC/MPA - SBS 
Qd.2 Lote 10 Bloco "J" - Brasília - DF, Postal code 70.070-120, Tel: +(55 61) 2023 
3531, Fax: +(55 61) 2023 3909, E-mail: sanidade@mpa.gov.br 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Secretariat of Monitoring and Control of Fisheries and Aquaculture SEMOC/MPA - SBS 
Qd.2 Lote 10 Bloco "J" - Brasília - DF, Postal code 70.070-120, Tel: +(55 61) 2023 
3531, Fax: +(55 61) 2023 3909, E-mail: sanidade@mpa.gov.br