G/SPS/N/BRA/736/Rev.1  
 
7 April 2015  
(15-1871)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Revision 
1. Notifying Member: BRAZIL 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: 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): Ovine embryos - HS Code: 05119 
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: Zoosanitary requirements for the importation of ovine 
embryos from in vivo harvest  Language(s): Portuguese  Number of pages: 8 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/BRA/15_1398_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: This is to notify that the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and 
Food Supply issued Normative Instruction Nº 4 on 19 March 2015, published in the 
Brazilian Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União) on 20 March 2015, section 1, to adopt 
the zoosanitary requirements of Mercosur Member States for the importation of ovine embryos from in vivo harvest. 
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 stan dard? 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)  Manual of Diagnostic Tests and 
Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals - Chapters 2.1.12, 2.1.14, 2.7.1; Terrestrial Animal Health Code - Chapters 4.7, 7, 8.3, 8.4, 8.7, 8.13, 14.4, 14.5, 14.6, 14.7, 14.8, 14.9  
[ ] 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:   G/SPS/N/BRA/736/Rev.1 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Diário Oficial da União (Federal Official Journal) from 20 March 2015, Section 1, pages 6 to 8 (available in Portuguese) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 20 March 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 20 March 2015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 18 May 2015 
[ ] 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 hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
General Coordination for WTO Negotiations/Coordenação Geral de Negociações na OMC 
E-mail: cgomc@agricultura.gov.br 
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:   
General Coordination for WTO Negotiations/Coordenação Geral de Negociações na OMC  
E-mail: cgomc@agricultura.gov.br