Ref. Ares(2016)1925264 - 22/04/2016
Questionnaire for animal cloning for food production
1. Country:
Brasil
2. Competent Authority/ies: - DFIP - DEPARTAMENTO DE FISCALIZAÇÃO DE
INSUMOS PECUÁRIOS - DFIP/SDA(material genético)
e
- Coordenação de Produção Integrada da Cadeia
Pecuária - DEPROS/SDC
3. Please identify a contact xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
person (name, institution,
telephone
and
e-mail
@agricultura.gov.br
address)
4. Do you have national legislation regarding the use of animal cloning technique on
your territory? If not, do you intend to draft a national legislation in the near
future?
YES
NO
X
If yes, please specify on which basis:
5. Is the animal cloning technique used by private companies for breeding purposes
in your territory?
YES
X
NO
If yes, please specify the name of the companies and the estimated number of clones by
species and the destination and quantities of the cloned animals and products thereof
(reproductive materials):
Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË - Tel. +32 22991111
Office:
- Tel. direct line +32
Não dispomos de informações oficiais, uma vez que não há atualmente obrigatoriedade
legal de fiscalização desta atividade.
6. Do cloned animals in your country have a special identification or register?
YES
X
NO
If yes, please specify how it is done. Please specify the species covered by the
identification procedure or register.
As Associações de Raças, cujos associados trabalham com clonagem, possuem capítulos
específicos para animais provenientes da transferência nuclear (clonagem), constando
em seus regulamentos as formas de identificação para os animais oriundos de clonagem.
7. Do reproductive materials (semen and embryo) from cloned animals produced in
your country have a special identification or register?
YES
NO
X
If yes, please specify how it is done. Please also specify the species covered by the
identification procedure or register and if exported to which countries.
8. Do breeding centres or farmers on your territory import cloned animals or
reproductive materials (semen and embryo) from cloned animals?
YES
NO
Unknown
X
If yes, please specify the species, the intended food production (milk or meat) and an
estimated annual number of animals or amount of reproductive materials.
Não dispomos de informações oficiais, uma vez que não há atualmente obrigatoriedade
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legal de fiscalização desta atividade.
9. Do imported clones or reproductive materials (semen and embryo) from cloned
animals have a special identification or register?
YES
NO
X
Unknown
If yes, please specify how it is done. Please also specify the species covered by the
identification or register.
10. Are you aware of any new information about possible improvements related to
the health and welfare problems on the use of the animal cloning technique?
YES
NO
Unknown
X
If yes, please provide the documents.
11. Do you have scientific risk assessments on the animal health and welfare and on
the food safety of the products from clones and offspring of clones?
YES
NO
X
If yes, please provide the documents.
12. Do you have in place, or do you envisage to put in place, a traceability and
labelling system for food derived from cloned animals?
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YES
NO
X
If yes, please specify how it is done and for which type of products.
13. Do you have in place, or do you envisage to put in place, a traceability and
labelling system for food derived from offspring of cloned animals?
YES
NO
X
If yes, please specify how it is done and for which type of products.
14. Is the animal cloning technique used for research purposes on your territory?
YES
X
NO
If yes, please provide the names of the laboratories and indicate the field and scope of the
research area, the number of cloned animals by species and the final destination of these
animals and their products.
A técnica está sendo realizado pela Embrapa e algumas instituições privadas, mas não
temos detalhes das informações solicitadas, uma vez que não há atualmente
obrigatoriedade legal de fiscalização desta atividade.
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