G/SPS/N/BRA/1017
6 February 2015
(15-0816)  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): Fruits of Prunus avium , Cydonia oblonga , Pyrus pyrifolia , 
Prunus domestica , Prunus armeniaca , Malus domestica , Prunus persica  var. nucipersica , 
Pyrus communis , Pyrus communis , Juglans regia  - HS Code(s): 08023, 0808, 0809 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Argentina, Bulgaria, Chile, China, France, Iran, 
Israel, Italy, Peru, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, United States of America, Uruguay  
5. Title of the notified document: Draft of Normative Instruction  Language(s): 
Portuguese  Number of pages: 2 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/sps/BRA/15_0673_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified document proposes the establishment of a 
phytosanitary import requirement for fruits of Prunus avium , Cydonia oblonga , Pyrus 
pyrifolia , Prunus domestica , Prunus armeniaca , Malus domestica , Prunus persica var. 
nucipersica , Pyrus communis , Pyrus communis  and Juglans regia  from different origins. 
As previously announced in G/SPS/GEN/1355, Brazil has become free from Cydia 
pomonella  and phytosanitary import requirements for its hosts would be revised. 
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 No.  1, 
2, 5, 11  
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[X] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/BRA/1017 
 
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  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:     
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 7 April 2015 
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. 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 - 
Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento  
E-mail: cgomc@agricultura.gov.br