G/SPS/N/BRA/714/Rev.2  
 
24 April 2018  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
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; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Seeds  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: Australia, Canada, Chile, France, India, Italy, 
Japan, Netherlands, Tanzania, United States of America  
5. Title of the not ified document: Normative Instruction Nº 11, 3 April 2018 . 
Language(s): Portuguese.  Number of pages: 22 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/BRA/18_ 2193_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified document establishes the phytosanitary 
requirements for the importation of seeds of different species, produced in Australia, 
Canada, Chile, France, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Tanzania and the United States of 
America.  
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 internationa l 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 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:  G/SPS/N/BRA/714/Rev.2  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 6 April 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 6 April 2018  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 6 April 2018  
[ ] 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 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 address (if available) of other body:   
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply  
Secretariat of Agribusiness International Relations  
E-mail: cgomc@agricultura.gov.br