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G/SPS/N/BRA/750 
10 June 2011 
 (11-2884) 
Committee on Sanitary and 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 (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):  Paspalum vaginatum  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  United States  
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft of Normative Instruction   Language(s):  
Portuguese/English  Number of pages:  2 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2011/sps/BRA/11_1854_00_e.pdf  
 http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2011/sps/BRA/11_1854_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified document proposes the establishment of the 
phytosanitary requirements for the importation of seeds of Paspalum vaginatum  from the 
United States. 
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 n° 1, 2, 5, 11  
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/BRA/750 
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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 after period of comments. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined after period of comments. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined after period of comments. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  9 August 2011.   
The US National Plant Protection Organization has been previously notified. 
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: