. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/730 
13 April 2011  
 (11-1861) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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 - Ministry of Agriculture, 
Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(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: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Portaria nº 51, issued on 2 March 2011, published in the 
"Diário Oficial da União" (Federal Offi cial Journal) from 22 March 2011, Section 1 
Language(s):  Portuguese  Number of pages:  9 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2011/sps/BRA/11_1061_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified document opens a 60- day public consultation on the 
draft normative that establishes the identity an d quality standards for production and trading 
of seeds of vegetables, kitchen herbs, medicinal herbs and aromatic herbs.  It also approves 
the prohibited and tolerated harmful seeds for seeds of vegetables, kitchen herbs, medicinal 
herbs, aromatic herbs, flowers and ornamentals. 
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 international stan dard?  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)  ISPMs 1 and 21  
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/BRA/730 
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   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:      
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  22 May 2011 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  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 
Tel:  + (5561) 3218 2308/3218 2834 
Fax:  + (5561) 3225 4738 E-mail:  cgomc@agricultura.gov.br  Website:  http://www.agricultura.gov.br
 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: