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2 March 2023  
(23-1421) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  BRAZIL  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply – MAPA  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated i f different from above:   
National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology – INMETRO  
Telephone: +(55) 21 2145.3817  
Email: barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br  
Website: www.inmetro.gov.br/barreiraste cnicas  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN  where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Birds' 
eggs, not in shell, and egg yolks, fresh, dried, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, 
moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whe ther or not containing added sugar or other 
sweetening matter (HS code(s): 0408); Meat, meat products and other animal produce 
(ICS code(s): 67.120)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  MAPA Ordinance 
No. 747, 6 February 202 3; (2 page(s), in Portuguese)  
6. Description of content:  MAPA Ordinance No. 747, 6 February 2023, approves 
standardisation of egg nomenclature in nature and egg products not submitted to heat 
treatment  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements; Reducing trade 
barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1) Brazilian Official Gazette 28 on 8 February 2022, section 1, page 2  
https://www.in.gov.br/web/dou/ -/portaria -sda-n-747-de-6-de-fevereiro -de-2023-
462821629  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Not applicable  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 March 2023  G/TBT/N/BRA/1476  
 
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  10. Final date for comments:  Not Applicable  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Ministry Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA)  
Esplanada dos Ministérios – Edificio Sede - Bloco D  
Brasília – DF / Brazil  
CEP: 71.632 -100 
Phone.: +(55) 61 3218 -2828 
Website: www.gov.br/agricultura/pt -br 
https://www.in.gov.br/web/dou/ -/portaria -sda-n-747-de-6-de-fevereiro -de-2023-
462821629  
 