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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. 2765

Telefax: +(55) 21 2563.5637

Email: barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br

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

3.

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

5.

Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Ordinance No. 10, 07 february 2018 (Portaria MAPA/SDA No. 10, de 07 de fevereiro de 2018) (1 page(s), in Portuguese)  

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Description of content: Draft technical regulationlaying down the Brazilian System of Individual Identification for cattle and buffaloes – SISBOV.

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

8.

Relevant documents: (1) Brazilian Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União) No. 29, 09 february 2018, section 1, pages 03; (2) Not applicable; (3) Brazilian Official Journal; (4) Not applicable

9.

Proposed date of adoption: Not stated

Proposed date of entry into force: Not stated

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Final date for comments: 9 March 2018

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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=09/02/2018&jornal=515&pagina=3&totalArquivos=190