G/SPS/N/BRA/1877  
 
18 January 2021  
(21-0531) 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 (SDA) of the Ministry of 
Agriculture, Livestock and Food Su pply (MAPA)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Imported edible animal products  
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 (Instrução Normativa) nº 118 of 
11 January 2021, Procedures for re -inspection of import ed edible animal products . 
Language(s):  Portuguese . Number of pages:  6 
https://www.in.gov.br/web/dou/ -/instrucao -normativa -n-118-de-11-de-janeiro -de-
2021-298899766  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/BRA/21_0466_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Approves the procedures for re -inspection of imported edible 
animal products.  
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 standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial 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  
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 stand ard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    G/SPS/N/BRA/1877  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 February 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 14 January 2021  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 February 2021  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 19 March 2021  
Agency or authority designate d to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Secretariat of Trade and International Affairs (SCRI) of the Ministry of Agriculture, 
Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA)  
E-mail: sps@agricultura.gov.br  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fa x number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Secretariat of Trade and International Affairs (SCRI) of the Ministry of Agriculture, 
Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA)  
E-mail: sps@agricultura.gov.br