G/SPS/N/BRA/1203  
 
14 December 2016   
(16-6816) 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: Secretariat of Animal and Plant Health and Inspection (SDA) of 
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supp ly (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): HS Code(s): 02, 03, 04, 05; ICS Code(s): 65, 67, 13  
4. Regions or count ries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Amendment of regulation aiming to update the 
procedures of sanitary inspection system rec ognition of countries that intend to export 
animal origin products to Brazil . Language(s): Portuguese . Number of pages: 2 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/BRA /16_5004_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Secretariat of Animal and Plant Health and Inspection - 
SDA of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply - MAPA, aiming to 
modernize the procedures for equivalence recognition of foreign sanit ary inspection 
systems with regard to export animal products to Brazil, published Portaria SDA/MAPA 
nº 126/2016 amending Portaria SDA/MAPA nº 183/1998.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [ ]  animal health, [ ]  plant protection, 
[X] protect human s from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ]  protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or rel ated text) : CAC/RCP 1 -1969, CAC/GL 20 -1995, CAC/GL 
47-2003, CAC/GL 26 -1997, CAC/GL 34 -1999, CAC/GL 53 -2003 
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Terrestrial and Aquatic Animal Healt h 
Code, all chapters  
[ ] 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 f rom the 
international standard:    G/SPS/N/BRA/1203  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:     
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 16 November 2016  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 16 November 2016  
11. Proposed date of ent ry into force: [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 16 November 2016  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Proposed measures which facilitate trade. Period 
for receiving comments is not applicable.  
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 :  
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply  
Secretariat of Agribusiness International Relations  
E-mail: cgomc@agricultura.gov.br  
13. Text(s)  available from: [ ]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and  e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply  
Secretariat of Agribusiness International Relations  
E-mail: cgomc@agricultura.gov.br