G/SPS/N/BRA/1078  
 
2 December 2015  
(15-6368)  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) of 
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: Resolution Nº 8, from 23 November 2015  
Language(s): Portuguese  Number of pages: 5 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/BRA/15_4802_00_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/BRA/15_4802_01_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/BRA/15_4802_02_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/BRA/15_4802_03_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/BRA/15_4802_04_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: This is to inform that the Secretariat of Animal and Plant 
Health and Inspection from the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply 
(MAPA) issued Resolution nº 8, from 23 November 2015, to approve the work plan to implement the systems approach to mitigate pest risk from Cydia pomonella  on 
imported consignments of fresh fruits of apples ( Malus domestica ), pears ( Pyrus 
communis ) and quinces ( Cydonia oblonga ) from Argentina. 
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, 
6, 14  
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   G/SPS/N/BRA/1078 
 
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  [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: 
Official Journal Nº 226 of 26 November 2015, section 1, pages 9-13 (available in 
Portuguese) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 26 November 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 26 November 2015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 26 November 2015 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  The measure allows imports of specified fruits from 
Argentina into Brazil.  
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable. The NPPO from Argentina was 
previously consulted before the establishment of the measure. 
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: