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ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/BRA/795 
10 February 2012 
 (12-0811) 
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 - SDA/ Ministry of 
Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply - MAPA 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Carnivora, except domestic dogs, domestic cats and ferrets 
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:  Health requirements for exportation of Carnivora to 
Brazil, for any purposes, except domestic dogs (CANIS LUPUS FAMILIARIS), domestic cats (FELIS CATUS) and ferrets (MUSTELA PURORIUS FURO).  Language(s):  
Portuguese and English  Number of pages:  3 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2012/sps/BRA/12_0607_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Draft health requirements for exportation of carnivora to Brazil, 
for any purposes, except domestic dogs (CANIS LUPUS FAMILIARIS), domestic cats (FELIS CATUS) and ferrets (MUSTELA PUTORIUS FURO). 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] 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)    
[ ] 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/795 
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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) :  Immediate 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  Immediate 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  After comments period 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  10 April 2012 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Secretariat of Agribusiness International Relations / SRI 
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply / MAPA 
Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco "D", 3º andar 70043-900 - Brasília / DF - Brazil Tel:  +(5561) 3218-2308/3218-2834 Fax:  +(5561) 3225-4738 
E-mail:  cgomc@agricultura.gov.br 
Website:  http://www.agricultura.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 Agribusiness International Relations / SRI 
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply / MAPA Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco "D", 3º andar 
70043-900 - Brasília / DF - Brazil 
Tel:  +(5561) 3218-2308/3218-2834 Fax:  +(5561) 3225-4738 E-mail:  cgomc@agricultura.gov.br Website:  http://www.agricultura.gov.br