. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/96 
1 October 2004 
 (04-4115) 
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 Defesa Agropecuária 
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):  Wood packaging used in international trade of goods. 
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:   Instruction Norm SDA 
nº 4/2004, dated 6 January 2004, published in the Diário Oficial da Uniã o (Federal Official 
Journal) on 15 January 2004, section I (avail able 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_JANEIRO_2004/DO1_1
5.01.2004.PDF  (available in Portuguese, 1 page). 
6. Description of content:  The regulation establishes the procedures for treatment and 
certification of wood packaging material used in international trade of goods.  Treatment 
and certification of wood packaging must comp ly with the standards established in the 
"International Standard for Phytosanitary  Measures (ISPM nº 15): Guidelines for 
Regulating Wood Packaging Material in International Trade". 
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [ X ] 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:   International Standard for Phytosanitary 
Measures (ISPM nº 15): Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Material in 
International Trade. 
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  Not available 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Not available 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   6 January 2004 G/SPS/N/BRA/96 
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 12. Final date for comments:  Not applicable 
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-DF Fax:  +(5561) 218-2627 E-mail:  ddiv@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