. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/707 
21 January 2011  
 (11-0368) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  BRAZIL
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Secretariat of monitoring and cont rol of fisheries and aquaculture - 
SEMOC, Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture - MPA 
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):  Aquatic animals, their propagation ma terials, cells, organs, tissues and 
aquatic animal products (HS Codes:   03;  16.03;  16.04;  16.05) 
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 n° 14 on 9 December 2010, 
published in the Brazilian Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União), from 10 December 
2010, section 1, page 71, Normative Instructi on (Instrução Normativa) N° 14, 9 December 
2010  Language(s):  Portuguese  Number of pages:  4 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2011/sps/BRA/11_0168_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified document establish es the general procedures for 
conducting the Import Risk Analysis (IRA) of a quatic animals, their propagation materials, 
cells, organs, tissues and aquatic  animal products, considering the risks for the Brazilian 
aquatic animal health. 
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)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None G/SPS/N/BRA/707 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] 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:  -   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  10 December 2010 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :    
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  10 December 2010 
[ ] 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 handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Secretariat of monitoring and control of fisheries and aquaculture - SEMOC 
Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture - MPA 
Setor Bancário Sul, Quadra 2, Bloco J, Edifício Carlton Tower, 7º Andar 
Postal Code: 70070-120 - Brasília - DF - Brazil Tel: +(5561) 2023 3531 Fax:  +(5561) 2023 3909 E-mail/Internet:  sanidade@mpa.gov.br  
Web site:  http://www.mpa.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: