. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/431 
4 June 2008 
 (08-2599) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  BRAZIL
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:  Secretaria de Defesa Agropecuária , SDA (Secretariat of Agricultural 
Protection), Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento , MAPA (Ministry of 
Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply)  
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):  Jatropha curcas  seeds (International Classi fication for Standards (ICS) 
code 1207.99.90)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affect ed, to the extent relevant or practicable:
 
 China  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Proyecto de Instrucción 
Normativa para importación de semillas de  Jatropha curcas producidas en China  (Draft 
Normative Instruction on the importation into Brazil of Jatropha curcas  seeds produced in 
China) (1 page, in Portuguese and English). 
The text can be downloaded in English at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2008/sps/BRA/08_1556_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified draft Normative Instruction establishes the 
phytosanitary requirements for the importation into Brazil of physic nut ( Jatropha curcas ) 
seeds produced in China. 
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. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [ X ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  International Standards for Phytosanitary 
Measures (ISPM) Nos. 1, 2 and 11 
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  - G/SPS/N/BRA/431 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption:  Date of publication in the Diário Oficial da União  (Official 
Journal)  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined after the comment period.  
12. Final date for comments:  60 days  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [    ] National notification 
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or add ress, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
Secretaria de Relações Internacionais do Agronegócio, SRI 
Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento, MAPA 
Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco "D", 3º andar 70043-900 Brasília, DF – Brazil Tel.: +(5561) 3218-2322/3218-2834 Fax: +(5561) 3225-4738 
E-mail: cgomc@agricultura.gov.br 
Web site: www.agricultura.gov.br
 
13. Texts available from:  [    ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Secretaria de Relações Internacionais do Agronegócio, SRI 
Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento, MAPA Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco "D", 3º andar 70043-900 Brasília, DF – Brazil 
Tel.: +(5561) 3218-2322/3218-2834 
Fax: +(5561) 3225-4738 E-mail: cgomc@agricultura.gov.br Web site: www.agricultura.gov.br