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26 January 2022  
(22-0636) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  BRAZIL  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Secretariat of Animal and Plant Health and Inspection (SDA) - 
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be pr ovided in addition, 
where applicable):  Feathers  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Official Notice nº 36/2021/CGTQA/DSA/SDA/MAPA - 
Sanitary Requirements for Exportation of Feathers to Brazil . Language(s):  Portuguese / 
English . Number of pages:  02 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/BRA/22_0931_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/BRA/22_0931_01_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Establishes the sanitary requirements for exportation of 
feather s to Brazil  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If  so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
 SECTION 2 - Risk analysis  
 SECTION 5 - Trade measures, import/export procedures and veterinary 
certification  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international sta ndard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/BRA/1990  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 28 February 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 29 December 2021  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 28 February 2022  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply - Secretariat of Trade and International 
Relations.  
E-mail: sps@agricultura.gov.br / sps@agro.gov.br  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority , [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply - Secretariat of Trade and International 
Relations.  
E-mail: sps@agricultura.gov.br / sps@agro.gov.br  
 