Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - Brazil - Animals, plants and their products and by- products

NOTIFICATION

The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6

 

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Notifying Member: Brazil

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):

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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 2563. 2817

Telefax: +(55) 21 2563.5637

Email: barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br

Website: http://www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): HS 01; 02; 03; 04; 05; 06; 07; 08; 09; 10; 11; 12; 13; 15; 16; 17; 18; 19; 20; 21; 22; 23

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Technical regulation 32, 03 July 2018 (Instrução Normativa Nº 32, de 03 de Julho de 2018) (1 page(s), in Portuguese)

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Description of content: Technical regulation reviewing requirements and procedures for inspection, quality control and risk analysis systems for importing of animals, plants and their products and by- products.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Protection of human health; product quality, food safety.

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Relevant documents: (1) Brazilian Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União) 134, 13 July 2018, section 1, page 09; (2) MAPA Ordinance 51, 4 November 2011 (Instrução Normativa MAPA Nº 51, de 4 de Novembro de 2011; (3) Brazilian Official Journal; (4) Not applicable

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Proposed date of adoption: 13 July 2018

Proposed date of entry into force: 13 July 2018

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Final date for comments: Not applicable

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

http://pesquisa.in.gov.br/imprensa/jsp/visualiza/index.jsp?data=13/07/2018&jornal=515&pagina=9&totalArquivos=180