G/SPS/N/BRA/77/Rev.1  
 
26 March 2015  
(15-1705)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
Revision 
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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Fresh apples, pear and quince – HS Code: 0808 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners  [X] Specific regions or countries: Argentina  
5. Title of the notified document: Temporarily suspension of imports of fresh fruits of 
apples, pears and quinces from Argentina  Language(s): Portuguese  Number of 
pages: 1 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/BRA/15_1397_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: This is to inform that the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and 
Food Supply (MAPA) issued Normative Instruction No. 5, from 24 March 2015, to 
temporarily suspend imports of fresh fruits of apples ( Malus domestica ), pears ( Pyrus 
communis ) and quinces ( Cydonia oblonga ) from Argentina until the integrated measures 
in the system's approach to prevent the entry of codling moth ( Cydia pomonella ) into 
Brazilian territory are reviewed.  
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: Protective 
measure against the introduction into the Brazilian territory of Cydia pomonella  in 
consignments of fresh apples, pears and quinces from Argentina. 
9. Is there a relevant international stan dard? 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, 
5, 13 
[ ] None G/SPS/N/BRA/77/Rev.1 
 
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  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:   
10. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:  
Official Journal of 25 March 2015, section 1 (available in Portuguese) 
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
25 March 2015. The measures apply until review of integrated measures in the systems 
approach for Cydia pomonella  risk management. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. 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:  
General Coordination for WTO Negotiations/Coordenação Geral de Negociações na OMC  
E-mail: cgomc@agricultura.gov.br 
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Noti fication Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail a ddress (if available)  of other body:  
General Coordination for WTO Negotiations/Coordenação Geral de Negociações na OMC 
E-mail: cgomc@agricultura.gov.br