. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/317 
30 May 2007  
 (07-2206) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Cotton seed ( Gossypium hirsutum ) – HS code 1207.20  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  Israel 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Normative Instruction 
Nº 11, issued on 17 April 2007, published in the "D iário Oficial da União"  (Federal Official 
Journal) Nº 75 on 19 April 2007, section 1 page 9.  The text may be downloaded from the 
following Internet site: 
http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarL egislacao.do?operacao =visualizar&id=17731 
(available only in Portuguese, 2 pages) 
6. Description of content:  The notified regulation approves the phytosanitary requirements for 
the import of Cotton seed ( Gossypium hirsutum ) produced in Israel.  
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:   
This regulation is in accordance with ISPM  2, ISPM 11 and ISPM 21 guidelines. 
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  Not specified.,  
10. Proposed date of adoption:   17 April 2007 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  17 April 2007 G/SPS/N/BRA/317 
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  12. Final date for comments:  Not Applicable. The requirement s have been adopted after 
consultation with Israel. 
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, Live stock 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 Web site:  http://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:   
Secretariat of Agribusiness International Relations– SRI  
Ministry of Agriculture, Live stock 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 Web site:  http://www.agricultura.gov.br/