G/SPS/N/BRA/1013
27 January 2015 
(15-0588)  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: Secretariat of Animal and Plant Health and Inspection (SDA) - 
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): Fresh fruits of pears - HS Code: 080820 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Netherlands  
5. Title of the notified document: Normative Instruction SDA Nº 2, issued on 16 January 
2015 and rectified on 22 January 2015  Language(s): Portuguese  Number of 
pages: 1 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/BRA/15_0521_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified document establishes the phytosanitary 
requirements for import of fresh fruits of pears ( Pyrus communis ) produced in 
Netherlands, as a result of pest risk analysis. 
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, 
2, 5, 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/1013 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Diário Oficial da União (Federal Official Journal) from 20 January 2015, Section 1, page 18 (available in Portuguese) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 20 January 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 20 January 2015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 20 January 2015 
[ ] 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 
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:  
Coordenação Geral de Negociações na OMC/General Coordination for WTO Negotiations  
E-mail: cgomc@agricultura.gov.br 
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Coordenação Geral de Negociações na OMC/General Coordination for WTO Negotiations  
E-mail: cgomc@agricultura.gov.br