G/SPS/N/BRA/1012
14 January 2015 
(15-0259)  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): HS Code: 060290 - Seedlings of Phalaenopsis spp. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Chinese Taipei  
5. Title of the notified document: Phytosanitary requirements for importation into Brazil 
of seedlings of Phalaenopsis spp from Chinese Taipei.  Language(s): Portuguese  
Number of pages: 2 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/sps/BRA/15_0218_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: This is to notify that the Secretariat of Animal and Plant Health 
and Inspection of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply issued 
Normative Instruction Nº 1 on 7 January 2015, published in the Brazilian Official Journal 
(Diário Oficial da União) on 9 January 2015, section 1, to establish the phytosanitary 
requirements for import of seedlings of Phalaenopsis spp from Chinese Taipei, 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)  1, 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/1012 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: "Diário 
Oficial da União" (Federal Official Journa l) from 9 January 2015, section 1, page 6 
(available in Portuguese). 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 9 January 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 9 January 2015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 9 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:   
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: