This Decree, consisting of 10 articles and 1 Annex, regulates the National phytosanitary and veterinary emergency state, according to the established by Law No. 12.873. It specifies that the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply, when necessary for epidemiological reasons, may declare the phytosanitary and veterinary emergency state. It also states that such declaration should consider the following aspects: gravity; capacity of available responding and possible effects on plant and live