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BrazilProposed measure, open for comments

Fruit, fresh; n.e.c. in chapter 08 – Brazil

Official title

Draft - Updates the phytosanitary requirements for the importation of pomegranate fruits and arils (Punica granatum) produced in the Argentine Republic

Brazil notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 25 September 2026. Comments are open until 24 November 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Punica granatum

HS codes
  • 08 · Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons
    • 081090 Fresh tamarinds, cashew apples, jackfruit, lychees, sapodillo plums, passion fruit, carambola, pitahaya and other edible fruit (excl. nuts, bananas, dates…
Notifying member
Brazil
Status
Proposed measure, open for comments
Objectives
  • Plant protection
  • Protect territory from other damage from pests
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/BRA/2538
Keywords
Plant health, Territory protection

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Open until 24 November 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined.
Proposed entry into force
To be determined.

How to comment

Comments on a notification go from government to government. If this measure affects your exports, send your comments to your country's WTO SPS enquiry point before 24 November 2026, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/BRA/2538 and how the measure affects your products. Your enquiry point forwards them to Brazil.

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What the notification says

Draft Ordinance aiming to update the phytosanitary requirements for the import of pomegranate fruits and arils (Punica granatum) produced in Argentina. The consignments must be accompanied by a Phytosanitary Certificate and an Additional Declaration, issued by the National Plant Protection Organization – NPPO of Argentina, as detailed on the Draft Ordinance.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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