Ports and Terminals

Mapa publishes standard for ports interested in tuna landing

Oct, 03, 2019 Posted by Sylvia Schandert

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The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Supply (Mapa) published this Thursday (10/03), in the Official Gazette, Normative Instruction (IN) No. 44, which brings the criteria to be followed by ports interested in the compulsory landing of tuna and the like.

Ports shall comply with the requirements of the Federal (SIF), State (SIE), or Municipal (SIM) Inspection Services, as provided for in Decree No. 9,013 of March 29, 2017. They shall also adapt facilities and equipment, regularize the situation with the state or municipal inspection services, provided that the respective services are recognized as equivalent to those of Mapa.

The Secretariat of Aquaculture and Fishing (SAP) will register the authorized ports and publish the list by specific act.

The normative instruction takes effect on the date of publication.

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