. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/380 
14 January 2008  
 (08-0142) 
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:  Ministry of Agriculture, Li vestock and Food Supply - MAPA 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  List of quarantine pests 
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 52, issued on 20 November 2007, published in  the Federal Official Journal ("Diário 
Oficial da União") Nº 223 from 21 November 200 7, section 1, page 31 (available only in 
Portuguese, sixteen pa ges) and Normative In struction No 59, issu ed on 20 December 2007, 
published in the Federal Official Journal ("Diário Oficial da União") Nº 245 from 
21 December 2007 section 1, page 49 (available only in Portuguese, one page).  The texts 
may be downloaded from the following Internet site: 
http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarL egislacao.do?operacao =visualizar&id=18212  
http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarL egislacao.do?operacao =visualizar&id=18316   
6. Description of content:  The notified regulation sets down the list of quarantine pests absent 
from Brazil (A1) and quarantine pests present in Brazil (A2).  It also approves the procedures 
for updating the list.  The Normative Instruction No 59 changes the Annex II (list of 
quarantines pests present in Brazil – A2) of the Normative Instruction No 52.  
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:  The list of quarantine pests is in accordance with 
the guidelines of ISPM's 2, 11 and 19. 
9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   - G/SPS/N/BRA/380 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption:  21 November 2007 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  21 November 2007 
12. Final date for comments:  Not applicable.  The regulation is in accordance with IPPC 
guidelines. 
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 Telephone:  +(5561) 3218-2308/3218-2834 Telefax:  +(5561) 3225-4738 
E-mail/Internet:  cgomc@agricultura.gov.br  
Web site:  www.agricultura.gov.br
 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notifica tion 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 
Telephone:  +(5561) 3218-2308/3218-2834 
Telefax:  +(5561) 3225-4738 E-mail/Internet:  cgomc@agricultura.gov.br Web site:  www.agricultura.gov.br