G/SPS/N/BRA/168/Rev.1  
 
12 November 2015  
(15-5993)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Bovine and buffalo semen - HS Code(s): 051110 and 
051199 
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: Normative Instruction No. 36 from 27 October 2015  
Language(s): Portuguese  Number of pages: 3 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/BRA/15_4554_00_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/BRA/15_4554_01_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified text incorporates the Animal health requirements 
from MERCOSUR States Parties for import of frozen bovine and buffalo semen, approved 
pursuant to MERCOSUR Common Market Group (GMC) Resolution No. 49 of 2015. 
Also it revokes Normative Instruction Nº 40, from 4 September 2007, notified as 
G/SPS/N/BRA/210. 
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)  Manual of Diagnostic Tests and 
Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals - Sections 1.1, 2.1 and 2.4. Terrestrial Animal 
Health Code - Sections 4 and 8  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? G/SPS/N/BRA/168/Rev.1 
 
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  [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:  
 MERCOSUR / GMC Resolution No. 49 of 2014 
 "Diário Oficial da União" (Federal Offici al Journal) Nº 206, from 28 October 2015, 
section 1, page 3 
(available in Spanish and Portuguese) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 28 October 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 28 October 2015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 27 December 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:   
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: