. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/94 
12 August 2004 
 (04-3403) 
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):  Glycine max L. (soybean) grains. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
Brazil's trading partners.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Approval of the 
requirements to certify the export and import c onditions for Glycine max L. (soybean) grain 
into Brazilian market.  "Instrução Normativa" SDA N° 15, issued 9 June 2004, published in 
the Diário Oficial da União (Federal Official Journal) nº 111 de 11/06/2004, 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/PUBLIC ACOES_DOU_JUNHO_2004/DO1_11.0
6.2004.PDF (available in Portuguese, one page). 
6. Description of content:  The regulation establishes trade, transport, storage conditions to 
certification process, including the provision s concerning quality requirements, quality and 
contaminant tolerances, sampling plan and inspection routine for export and import of 
Glycine max L. (soybean) grain into Brazil. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] 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:  
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  Approval of the 
requirements to certify the export and import c onditions for Glycine max L. (soybean) grain 
into Brazilian market.  "Instrução Normativa" SDA N° 15, issued 9 June 2004, published in 
the Diário Oficial da União (Federal Official Journal) nº 111 de 11/06/2004, section I (available in Portuguese). G/SPS/N/BRA/94 
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 10. Proposed date of adoption:   11 June 2004 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   11 June 2004 
12. Final date for comments:  Not established. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or addr ess, 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 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