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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/BRA/62
25 February 2002
(02-0929)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  BRAZIL
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:
Secretaria de Defesa Agropecuária
Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento (MAPA)Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco D, Anexo B, sala 406
70043-900 – Brasília-DF
Tel:  +(5561) 218 2314/15
Fax:  +(5561) 224 3995/218-2316
E-mail:  domc-sda@agricultura.gov.br
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Peanuts, corn, and its by-products, almonds, pistachio, dried fruits, popcorn,
and Brazilian nuts   Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Argentina, United States, Canada, Sp ain, Middle East countries and other
countries interested in exporting these products to Brazil
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Instruction Norm (Instrução
Normativa) No 9, dated 16 January 2002, published in the Federal Official Journal (Diário
Oficial da União), Section I, page 8, on 17 January 2002 (2 pages)
5. Description of content:  The new regulation which revokes IN Nº 29/2001 establishes,
after a transition period of 90 days, import and export rules  particularly concerning the
maximum residue limits for aflatoxin in peanuts, corn, and its by-products, almonds,
pistachio, dried fruits, popcorn and Brazilian nuts.  Imported products must comply with the
same requirements for maximum levels of residues as those required for products of
Brazilian origin sold in the internal market.  The imported products must be accompanied
with a certificate issued by an accredited laboratory at the Ministry of Agriculture,Livestock and Supply certifying that the level of residues of the above mentioned
mycotoxin is in compliance with the limits esta blished in the Brazilian legislation.  Brazil
adopted, as national legislation, the Mercosul Resolution GMC nº 56/94, which establishes
a limit of 20 µ/kg of residues of aflatoxin for peanuts, with or without shells, raw or roasted,
peanut paste or butter, corn grains and corn flowers.  In the case of Brazilian nuts, popcorn,almonds, pistachio and dried figs, Brazil esta blished the limit of 30 µ/kg for aflatoxin
through Resolution CNNPA/MS nº 34/76.  Brazilian exporters will have to present
certificates issued by an accredited laboratory at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and
Supply, with analysis results for the aflatoxi ns (B1+B2+G1+G2).  The export will only be
authorized if the limits are in compliance with those accepted by the importing country.G/SPS/N/BRA/62
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6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Instruction Norm
(Instrução Normativa) No 9, dated 16 January 2002, published in the Federal Official
Journal (Diário Oficial da União), Section I, page 8, on 17 January 2002 (2 pages)(Available in Portuguese only)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  17 January 2002
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  17 April 2002
11. Final date for comments:  17 April 2002
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] National notification
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
Departamento de Defesa e Inspeção Vegetal (DDIV)
Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento (MAPA)
Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco B, 3º andar
70043-900 – Brasília-DFFax:  +(5561) 218-2627
E-mail:  lsouza@agricultura.gov.br;  pmorimoto@agricultura.gov.br
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Coordenação-Geral de Informação Documental Agrícola (CENAGRI)
Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento (MAPA)
Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco D, Anexo B, Térreo e 1º andar70843-900 – Caixa Postal 02432 – Brasília-DF
DDG:  0800.61.1995
Fax:  +(5561) 323-4569
E-mail:  cenagri@agricultura.gov.br