G/SPS/N/BRA/1372  
 
11 April 2018  
(18-2171) 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; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): In vitro  seedlings (Category 4, Class 1) of Pinus ( Pinus taeda ) 
4. Regions or countri es 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) n ° 7 of 
7 March 2018 . Language(s): Portuguese.  Number of pages: 1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/BRA/18_1921_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 7, from 7 March 2018, 
to approve the phytosanitary import requirements of in vitro  seedlings (Category 4, 
Class 1) of Pinus ( Pinus taeda ) produced in Chile.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] 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, 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:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   G/SPS/N/BRA/1372  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 12 March 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 12 March 2018  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 12 March 2018  
[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 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 addr ess (if available) of other body:   
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply Secretariat of Agribusiness International 
Relations  
E-mail: cgomc@agricultura.gov.br