G/SPS/N/BRA/1103  
 
22 February 2016  
(16-1063)  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): Cashew nuts ( Anacardium occidentale ) – 
HS Code(s): 08013 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Tanzania  
5. Title of the notified document: Normative Instruction (Instrução Normativa) nº 02 of 
8 January 2016  Language(s): Portuguese  Number of pages: 1 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/BRA/16_0711_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified text informs that the Ministry of Agriculture, 
Livestock and Food Supply (MAP A) issued Normative Instruction nº 2, from 8 January 
2016, to approve the phytosanitary import requirements of Cashew nuts ( Anacardium 
occidentale ) in natura from Tanzania, 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  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, 
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/1103 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
"Diário Oficial da União" Nº 6 (Federal Offi cial Journal) of 11 January 2016, section 1, 
page 2 (available in Portuguese) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 11 January 2016 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 11 January 2016 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 11 January 2016 
[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 Tanzania 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: