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30 July 2021  
(21-5985) 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 if different from above:   
National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology – INMETRO  
Telephone: +(55) 21 2145.3817  
Email: barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br   
Web-site: www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Animal 
products n.e.s.; dead animals of all types, unfit for human consumption (HS 0511); 
Animal produce in general (ICS 67.120.01)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  MAPA Ordinance 
No. 240, 16 July 2021. (2 page(s), in Portuguese)  
6. Description of content:  MAPA Ordinance No. 240 amends the annex to MAPA Normative 
Instruction No. 22 of 24 November 2005, which approves the technical regulation for the 
labelling of pac kaged animal products.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The notified Ordinance no. 240, rules the labelling of animal origin products, 
replaces the Technical Regulation 67, 14 December 2020, notified as  G/TBT/N/BRA/1111, 
that aimed to internalize the MERCOSUR/GMC resolution No. 26/03, within the Brazilian 
regulatory framework. The TR 67 contained statements that did not meet the originally 
proposed objective and therefore is revoked.; Quality requirement s 
8. Relevant documents:   
1) Brazilian Official Gazette 140 on 27 July 2021, section 1, page 7 2) MAPA Normative 
Instruction No. 22 of 24 November 2005.  
https://www.in.gov.br/en/web/dou/ -/portaria -n-240-de-23-de-julho-de-2021-
334483686  
http://www.cidasc.sc.gov.br/inspecao/files/2012/08/instru%C3%A7%C3%A3o -
normativa -22_2005.pdf  G/TBT/N/BRA/1222  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 September 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 September 2021  
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/en/web/dou/ -/portaria -n-240-de-23-de-julho-de-2021-
334483686  
 