G/SPS/N/BRA/1088  
 
4 January 2016  
(16-0017)  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) of 
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 in natura of tangerine ( Citrus reticulata  and 
Citrus unshiu ) and tangelo ( Citrus  x tangelo ) - HS Code: 0805 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Peru 
5. Title of the notified document: Normative Instruction Nº 29 from 11 December 2015  
Language(s): Portuguese  Number of pages: 1 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/BRA/15_5096_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. 29, from 
11 December 2015, to approve the phytosanitary import requirements of fruits in natura of tangerine ( Citrus reticulata  and Citrus unshiu ) and tangelo ( Citrus  x tangelo ) from 
Peru. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] 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  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
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, 
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/1088 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Official Journal Nº 238 of 14 December 2015, section 1, page 3 (available in Portuguese)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 14 December 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 14 December 2015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 14 December 2015 
[X] 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 Peru was previously consulted. 
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: