. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/723 
17 March 2011  
 (11-1357) 
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 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):  Canned fishes 
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:  Portaria SDA nº 37, issued on 14 February 2011, 
published in the "Diário Oficial da União" Nº  35 (Federal Official Journal) from 18 
February 2011, section 1, pages 18 and 19  Language(s):  Portuguese  Number of 
pages:  5 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2011/sps/BRA/11_0720_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified regulation opens for public comments on the draft 
Normative Instruction that approves the T echnical Regulation regarding Identity and 
Quality of Canned Fishes. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] 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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text) Codex Stan 119-1981; Codex Stan 236 -2003 
[ ] 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/723 
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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) :  To be determined after comments period. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined after comments period. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined after comments period. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  18 April 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 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: