G/SPS/N/BRA/1750  
10 August 2020  
(20-5477) 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) - 
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 p rovided in addition, 
where applicable):  Phytosanitary products with approved use for organic agriculture  
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:  Ordinance (Portaria) Nº. 127, of 4 August, 2020.  
Submit to the Public Consultation the proposal of Normative Instruction, which classifies 
the activity of production of phytosanitary products with approved us e for organic 
agriculture, establishes minimum production parameters and takes other measures . 
Language(s):  Portuguese . Number of pages:  2 
https://www.in.gov.br/en/web/dou/ -/portaria -n-127-de-4-de-agosto -de-2020-
270472912  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/BRA/20_4748_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Submit to the Public Consultation the proposal of Normative 
Instruction, which classifies the activity of production of phytosanitary products with 
approved use for organic agriculture, establishes minimum production parameters and 
takes other measures.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [ X] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans 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:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or s erial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  G/SPS/N/BRA/1750  
 
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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) : 5 August 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 5 August 2020  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 December 2020  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 6 November 2020  
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 Trade and International 
Relations  
E-mail: sps@agri cultura.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 Trade and International 
Relations  
E-mail: sps@agricultura.gov.br