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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/BRA/82
24 November 2003
(03-6249)
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
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 should be provided in addition, where
applicable):  Import requirements for Dracena sanderiana  (Lucky Bamboo) imported into
Brazil from Chinese Taipei
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
Chinese Taipei
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Import requirements for
Dracena sanderiana  (Lucky Bamboo) imported from Chinese Taipei.  Instrução Normativa
SDA N° 79 issued 11 November 2003, published in the Diário Oficial da União (Federal
Official Journal) dated 12 November 2003, in Portuguese.
The text may be downloaded from the following Internet page:http://www.agricultura.gov.br/legislacao/secao1/do1_12.11.2003.pdf (Available in
Porguguese, 1 page)
6. Description of content:  The import requirements for Dracena sanderiana  (Lucky
Bamboo) stipulate the requirements for documentation, phytosanitary certification and
additional declarations to the phytosanitary certificate, inspection and testing, and post-
entry quarantine.
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safet y, [   ] animal health, [ X ] plant protection,
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or di sease,  [   ]  protect territory from other
damage from pests
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[ X ] International Plant Protec tion Convention, [   ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Pest Risk Analysis for Quarantine Pests –
ISPM 11 (May 2001)G/SPS/N/BRA/82
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9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Available in
Portuguese, 1 page
http://www.agricultura.gov.br/legislacao/secao1/do1_12.11.2003.pdf
10. Proposed date of adoption:   12 November 2003
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   12 November 2003
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:
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) 218-2627E-mail:  ddiv@agricultura.gov.br
13. Texts available from:  [   ] 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