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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/BRA/58
23 November 2001
(01-5995)
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) 224-3995/218-2316E-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).  Wines and beverages derived from wines and grapes, like brandy, grappa,
sangria, grape juice and others  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent
relevant or practicable:  Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay (Mercosur), United States,
European Union, Australia and South Africa, and other countries potentially interested inexporting these kind of products to Brazil
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Ruling (Instrução normativa) on
criteria and procedures for the import of wines and beverages derived from grapes and
wines.  Public Consultation n° 02, 26 July 2001, published in the Federal Official Journal
(Diário Oficial da União), 10 August 2001, page 96; republished as Ministerial Act
(Portaria) SDA nº 49, on 13 November 2001, extending the period for public comments in
30 days.
5. Description of content:  The new ruling instructs the registration of foreign bottlers of
wines and beverages derived from wine, establishes an on-site inspection and specifieslabeling requirements for these products, modifying the previous regulation, which allowed
the import of wines and beverages derived from wines and grape without registration in
Brazil.  For the control of origin (region and country) of these products, the bottlers will
have to be registered at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply in Brazil.  It
updates a previous ruling from 15 January 1997, Portaria nº 30, published on16 January 1997 .  The new labeling rules are the same as required from domestic producers,
as foreseen in Decreto nº 99.066, 3 March 1990, published on 9 March 1990.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
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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:  Public Consultation
n° 02, of 26 July 2001, published in the Federal Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União),
10 August 2001, Section I, page 96, (2 pages).  Ministerial Act (Portaria) SDA nº 49,
published in the Federal Official Journal on 13 November 2001 (2 pages) (Available inPortuguese only).
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined after the evaluation of public comments
received until 12 December 2001.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined after the evaluation of public
comments received.
11. Final date for comments:  12 December 2001
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
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) 224-3995/218-2316E-mail:  domc-sda@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:
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) 218-2314/15Fax:  +(5561) 224-3995/218-2316
E-mail:  domc-sda@agricultura.gov.br