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9 May 2023  
(23-3287) 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 [  ], 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):  Cheese 
and curd (HS code(s): 0406); Milk and milk products (ICS code(s): 67.100)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  MAPA/SDA  
Ordinance No.  776, 20 April 2023; (5 page (s), in Portuguese)  
6. Description of content:  MAPA/SDA Ordinance nº. 776 opens a 75 -day period for public 
consultation on the draft of technical regulation of identity and quality of dairy Beverages  
The Ordinance and the project are available on Ministry  of Agriculture website:  
https://www.gov.br/agricultura/pt -br/acesso -a-informacao/participacao -
social/consultas -publicas/2023/copy3_of_consulta -publica -portaria -conjunta -mapa-
ibama -e-anvisa -procedimentos -para-distribuicao -dos-processos -pendentes -de-registro -
de-produtos -tecnicos -equivalentes -pre-misturas -e-produtos -formulados -de-agrotoxicos -
e-afins 
Technically substantiated suggestions should be forwarded through the Normati ve Act 
Monitoring System - SISMAN, of the Department of Agricultural Defense - SDA/MAPA, 
through the link:  
https://sistemasweb.agricultura.gov.br/solicita/  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Harmonization  G/TBT/N/BRA/1483  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
Brazilian Official Gazette 78 on 25 April 2023, section 1, page 2  
https://www.in.gov.br/web/dou/ -/portaria -sda-n-776-de-20-de-abril-de-2023-
478906871  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Not applicable  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Not applicable  
10. Final date for comments:  9 July 2023  
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 – Edifício 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-776-de-20-de-abril-de-2023-
478906871  
 