. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/BRA/29
13 December 2001
(01-6313)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   BRAZIL
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
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
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
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
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) 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 FederalOfficial 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.
6. 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 specifies
labeling requirements for these products, modifying the previous regulation, which allowed
the import of wines and beverages derived from wines and grape without registration inBrazil.  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 on
16 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.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Food safety.G/TBT/N/BRA/29
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8. Relevant documents:   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 in Portuguese only).
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined after the evaluation of public comments
received until 12 December 2001.
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined after the evaluation of public
comments received.
10. Final date for comments:   12 December 2001
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the 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) 224-3995/218-2316
E-mail: domc-sda@agricultura.gov.br