Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - Brazil - Products of animal origin from butchery species in accordance with religious precepts

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 and Livestock – 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

Website: 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 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], 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): Meat of bovine animals, frozen (HS code(s): 0202); Meat, meat products and other animal produce (ICS code(s): 67.120)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: MAPA Ordinance No. 676, 18 April 2024; (2 page(s), in Portuguese)

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Description of content: MAPA Ordinance No. 676, 18 April 2024, approves the procedures for requesting, evaluating, granting and revoking exceptional authorization for the slaughter and processing of products of animal origin from butchery species in accordance with religious precepts.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Transparency, it does not affect international trade.

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Relevant documents:

1) Brazilian Official Gazette 76 on 19 April 2024, section 1, page 3

https://www.in.gov.br/web/dou/-/portaria-mapa-n-676-de-18-de-abril-de-2024-555171863

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Proposed date of adoption: 2 May 2024

Proposed date of entry into force: 2 May 2024

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Final date for comments: Not Applicable

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

Ministry Agriculture and Livestock (MAPA)

Esplanada dos Ministérios – Edifício Sede - Bloco D

Brasília – DF / Brazil

CEP: 71.632-100

Phone.: +(55) 61 3218-2828