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18 May 2020  
(20-3632) 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 pr ovided in addition, 
where applicable):  Animal Products (Dairy Products,  Animal Casings,  Gelatine extracted 
from animal skin,  Meal from ruminants,  Beef)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading p artners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Animal Health Requirements to Export Animal Products 
to Brazil . Language(s):  Portuguese . Number of pages:  11 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/BRA/20_3226_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/BRA/20_3226_01_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/BRA/20_3226_02_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/BRA/20_3226_03_x.pdf  
https://m embers.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/BRA/20_3226_04_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/BRA/20_3226_05_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Animal Health Requirements to Export Animal Products to 
Brazil, including  Dairy Products,  Animal Casings,  Gelatine extracted from animal skin,  
Meal from ruminants and Beef.  
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.  Animal Health Requirements to Export Animal Products to 
Brazil.  
This is just technical adjustment, in the light of the OIE Terrestrial Co de, of those 
previously in force.  
There was no increase in restrictions. The required mitigation measures have remained 
equivalent and some requirements have even become less demanding than they were.  G/SPS/N/BRA/1668  
 
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  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) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 
Chapters 5.1 to 5.3.  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] 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) : 17 March 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 17 March 2020  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 17 March 2020  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the d ate of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable.  
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@agricultura.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   
 