G/SPS/N/BRA/154/Rev.1  
 
5 January 2016  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Revision 
1. Notifying Member: BRAZIL 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: Secretariat of Animal and Plant Health and Inspection (SDA) of 
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): National Plan for Prevention and Surveillance of Avian 
Influenza and Newcastle Disease and sanitary measures of control adopted in the 
confirmation of an outbreak 
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: "Portaria" Nº 253 from 15 December 2015  
Language(s): Portuguese  Number of pages: 5 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/BRA/15_5121_00_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/BRA/15_5121_01_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/BRA/15_5121_02_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/BRA/15_5121_03_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/BRA/15_5121_04_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: This is to inform that the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and 
Food Supply (MAPA), through "Portaria" Nº 253, from 15 December 2015, proposes the 
National Plan for Prevention and Surveillance of Newcastle Disease and Avian Influenza and sanitary measures of control adopted in the confirmation of an outbreak. It revokes 
Normative Instruction Nº 17, from 7 April 2006, and Normative Instruction Nº 32, from 
13 May 2002. 
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 serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
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: 
Chapters 10.4 and 10.9. Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals: Chapters 2.3.4 and 2.3.14.  G/SPS/N/BRA/154/Rev.1 
 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None 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 Nº 241 of 17 December 2015, section 1, page 7 to 11 (available in 
Portuguese) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : After period of consultation. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : After period of consultation. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : After period of consultation. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure    
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 16 January 2016 
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:   
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: