WORLD TRADE  
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G/SPS/N/BRA/758 
18 July 2011  
 (11-3560) 
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 Monitoring and Control 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 and their products fo r human consumption (HS Codes: 03 
and 16) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Argentina and other countries  
5. Title of the notified document:   
- IMP.AR.PÜ.EX.AH.JUN.11:  Requisitos zoossanitários do Brasil para a importação de 
camarões da espécie Pleoticus müelleri  originários de pesca extrativa da Argentina e 
destinados ao consumo humano/ Zoosanitary requirements of Brazil for import of frozen 
shrimp of species Pleoticus mülleri  from fisheries from Argentina and intended for human 
consumption (available in Portuguese and English, 2 pages); 
- IMP.NO.PB.QU.AH.JUN.11:  Requisitos zoossanitários do Brasil para a importação de 
pó de bacalhau da espécie Gadus  spp. destinado ao consumo humano/ Zoosanitary 
requirements of Brazil for import of cod powder of the species Gadus  spp. intended for 
human consumption (available in Portuguese and English, 2 pages); 
- IMP.PC.AH.JUN.11:  Requisitos zoossanitários do Brasil para a importação de pó de 
camarão da espécie Pandalus  spp. destinado ao consumo humano/ Zoosanitary 
requirements of Brazil for import of shrimp powder of the species Pandalus  spp. intended 
for human consumption (available in  Portuguese and English, 2 pages); 
- IMP.PJ.EX.AH.JUN.11:  Requisitos zoossanitários do Brasil para a importação de 
pescado e derivados (exceto camarão) originários de pesca extrativa e destinados ao consumo humano/ Zoosanitary requirements of Br azil for import of fish and fish products 
(except shrimp) from fisheries intended for human consumption (available in Portuguese 
and English, 2 pages); 
- IMP.PN.AH.JUN.11:  Requisitos zoossanitários do Brasil para a importação de pó de 
concha de ostra destinados ao consumo humano/ Zoosanitary requirements of Brazil for 
import of oyster shell powder intended for hum an consumption (available in Portuguese 
and English, 2 pages).   G/SPS/N/BRA/758 
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6. Description of content:  The notified documents establish the zoosanitary requirements 
that must be certified by the official services to exportation to Brazil of fish and their 
products intended for human consumption.  The generic name "Fish" includes fish, 
crustaceans, molluscs, amphibians, reptiles,  echinoderm and mammals of fresh or salt 
water, used as food.  This information can be added at the International Sanitary Certificate 
(concerning the hygienic and industrial public  health requirements) that has been 
previously approved by Brazil for the exportation of the commodity or they can be certified as an Additional Certificate. 
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 
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:  Normative 
Instruction MPA nº 14, 9 December 2010;  available in Portuguese and English at 
http://www.mpa.gov.br/#monitoramento/importacao   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  1 June 2011 
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) :  16 September 2011 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure    G/SPS/N/BRA/758 
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  12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  31 August 2011 
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:  sanidade@mpa.gov.br  
Website:  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:    
http://www.mpa.gov.br/#monitoramento/importacao