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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/98 
22 October 2004 
 (04-4488) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   BRAZIL
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:   Secretaria de Apoio Rural e Cooperativismo - SARC 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Animal or plant products imported into Brazil for animal feeding. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Import requirements for 
animal or plant products imported into Brazil for animal feeding.  "Instrução Normativa" SARC Nº. 03, issued 6 August 2004, published in  the "Diário Oficial da União" (Federal 
Official Journal) Nº. 151, 6 August 2004, section I (available in Portuguese).  The text may 
be downloaded from the following Internet page: 
http://www.agricultura.gov.br/pls/porta l/docs/PAGE/MAPA/LEGISLACAO/PUBLICACO
ES_DOU/PUBLICACOES_DOU_2004/PUBLICACOES_DOU_AGOSTO_2004/DO1_06
.08.2004.PDF (available in  Portuguese, one page). 
6. Description of content:  The regulation establishes a mandatory prior authorization by 
sanitary or phytosanitary authorities to import animal or plant products into Brazil for animal feeding. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ]  protect territory from other 
damage from pests 
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [ X ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  Not available 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   6 August 2004 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   6 August 2004 G/SPS/N/BRA/98 
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 12. Final date for comments:  Not established 
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:    
Secretaria de Defesa Agropecuária 
Divisão de Assuntos de Sanidade junto à OMC 
Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento (MAPA) Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco D, Anexo B, sala 414 B 70843-900 – Brasília-DF Fax:  +(5561) 224 3995 
E-mail:  domc-sda@agricultura.gov.br
 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Secretaria de Defesa Agropecuária 
Divisão de Assuntos de Sanidade junto à OMC Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento (MAPA) Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco D, Anexo B, sala 414 B 70843-900 – Brasília-DF 
Fax:  +(5561) 224 3995 
E-mail:  domc-sda@agricultura.gov.br