G/SPS/N/BRA/900  
 
9 October 2013  
(13-5494)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: BRAZIL 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Seeds for sowing 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Normative Instruction Nº 46, issued on 24 September 
2013  Language(s): Portuguese  Number of pages: 5 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/BRA/13_3982_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified regulation approves the list of noxious seeds 
prohibited and tolerated on production, trade and transportation of national and imported seeds of many crops, including forage, vegetable, flowers, ornamental, 
medicinal, condiments, enviro nmental and forestry starting from the 2013/2014 season. 
This regulation does not apply to species of tropical forage crops. This was previously one component of the proposed measure notified in G/SPS/N/BRA/831/Rev.1. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [X] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  ISPM N° 1 
and 21  
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[X] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/BRA/900 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
"Diário Oficial da União" (Federal Official Journal) from 25 September 2013, section 1 (available in Portuguese) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 25 September 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 25 September 2013 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 25 September 2013 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable. Periods for comments on the 
regulation were granted by notifications G/SPS/N/BRA/831 and G/SPS/N/BRA/831/Rev.1. 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: