Exported vegetable products shall meet additional sanitary requirements

Last Tuesday (13/Aug/2019), the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA) published the Instrução Normativa nº 19, ruling on requirements, criteria and procedures for the issuance of the International Sanitary Certificate for vegetable products.

According to such ruling, the certificate, which can a digital one, will only be issued if, in addition to compliance the Brazilian laws, the requirements of the importing country or country blocs  which were agreed upon or officially informed are observed.

Considering that meeting the qualitative and sanitary requirements is paramount for achieving competitiveness in the international Market, the exporting company shall comply with the new commercialization dynamics and adopt procedures to attest the product conformity.

The Instrução Normativa shall come into force ninety (90) days after is publication.

The Public Law and Regulatory Department of NHM Advogados will  keep following up the initiatives for the easing and modernization of the inspection processes in the international trade, and it will be at your service to render any assistance related to the issue.