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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/BRA/61
4 January 2002
(02-0045)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  BRAZIL
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:
Secretaria de Defesa Agropecuária
Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento (MAPA)Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco D, Anexo B, sala 406
70043-900 – Brasília-DF
Tel:  +(5561) 218 2314/15
Fax:  +(5561) 224 3995/218-2316
E-mail:  domc-sda@agricultura.gov.br
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Animal hides processed in tanneries as raw materials for gelatin.  Regions or
countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Mercosur member
countries and other countries potentially interested in exporting to Brazil raw materials
originating from animal hides for the production of gelatin.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Ruling (Portaria SDA/DIPOA)
No 2, dated 6 November 2001, published in the Federal Official Journal (Diária Oficial da
União) on 9 November 2001 (14 pages).
5. Description of content:  Establishes a period of 60 days for public consultations about
adjustments to be made in records of tanneries to assure traceability of animal hides used asraw materials for the production of gelatin, with a view to avoiding the use of hides of
animals originating from areas where foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks may have occurred.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Ruling (Portaria
SDA/DIPOA) No2, dated 6 November 2001, published in the Federal Official Journal
Journal (Diária Oficial da União) on 9 November 2001 (14 pages) (Available in Portugueseonly).
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Undefined, pending an evaluation of comments received.G/SPS/N/BRA/61
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10. Proposed date of entry into force:  Undefined, pending an evaluation of comments
received.
11. Final date for comments:  8 January 2002.
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  ] National notification
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
Secretaria de Defesa Agropecuária
Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento (MAPA)
Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco D, Anexo B, sala 406
70043-900 – Brasília-DF
Tel:  +(5561) 218 2314/15
Fax:  +(5561) 224 3995/218-2316
E-mail:  domc-sda@agricultura.gov.br
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Secretaria de Defesa Agropecuária
Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento (MAPA)
Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco D, Anexo B, sala 406
70043-900 – Brasília-DF
Tel:  +(5561) 218 2314/15
Fax:  +(5561) 224 3995/218-2316E-mail:  domc-sda@agricultura.gov.br