G/SPS/N/BRA/1414  
 
26 June 2018  
(18-3993) 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 Secretariat of 
Agribusiness International Relations  
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): Tulip stems with flowers ( Tulipa gesneriana ) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: Chile 
5. Title of the notified document: Normative Instruction (Instrução Normativa) nº 18 of 
7 June 2018. Language(s): Portuguese.  Number of pages: 1 
http://w ww.imprensanacional.gov.br/web/guest/materia/ -
/asset_publisher/Kujrw0TZC2Mb/content/id/25808105/do1 -2018-06-15-
instrucaonormativa -n-18-de-7-de-junho -de-2018--25808008  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/BRA/18_3287_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified text informs that the Ministry of Agriculture, 
Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA) issued Normative Instruction nº 18, of 7 June 2018, 
regarding the phytosanitary requirements for the import of tulip stems with flowers ( Tulipa 
gesneriana ), Category 3, Class 9, in natura, produced in Chile.  
7. Objective and r ationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard? 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, 2, 5 and 11.  
[ ] 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/1414  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: "Diário 
Oficial da União" Edition 114 of 15  June 2018, published in  15 June  2018 (Federal Official 
Journal), section 1, page 14  (available in Portuguese)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 15 June 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 15 June 2018  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 13 June 2018  
[ ] 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. The National Plant Protection 
Organization from Chile was previously consulted.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply Secretariat of Agribusiness International 
Relations  
E-mail: cgomc@agricultura.gov.br  
13. Text(s ) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply Secretariat of Agribusiness International 
Relations  
E-mail: cgomc@agricultura.gov.br