. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/128 
16 November 2005 
 (05-5371) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  BRAZIL
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Secretariat of Animal and Plant Health – 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):  Vaccine against Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Normative Instruction Nº 
28, issued on 26 September 2005, published in the "Diário Oficial da União" Nº 193 (Federal 
Official Journal) from 6 October 2005, section 1, page 13 (Available only in Portuguese, a 
single page). The text may be download ed from the following Internet site: 
http://oc4j.agricultura.gov.br/agrolegis/d o/consultaLei?op=view Textual&codigo=13473  
6. Description of content:  Draft normative instruction that approves the “Technical 
regulation for research, development, produc tion, evaluation, registration and permit 
renewal, trade and use of vaccine against canine visceral leishmaniasis.  
7. Objective and rationale: [   ] food safety,  [ X ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other damage from pests   
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [ X ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Upon publication in the Official Journal 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  After the comment period G/SPS/N/BRA/128 
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 12. Final date for comments:  60 days after publication in the Federal Official Journal 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Secretariat of Agribusiness International Relations– SRI 
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply - MAPA 
Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco “D”, 3º andar 70043-900 - Brasília – DF - BRAZIL Telephone: +(5561) 3218-2308/3218-2834 Telefax: +(5561) 3225-4738 
E-mail/Internet: cgomc@agricultura.gov.br
 
Web site: http://www.agricultura.gov.br/  
 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National noti fication authority, [ X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Secretariat of Agribusiness International Relations– SRI 
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply - MAPA 
Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco “D”, 3º andar 
70043-900 - Brasília – DF - BRAZIL Telephone: +(5561) 3218-2308/3218-2834 Telefax: +(5561) 3225-4738 E-mail/Internet: cgomc@agricultura.gov.br
 
Web site: http://www.agricultura.gov.br/