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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/352 
5 November 2007  
 (07-4789) 
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 numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Genetic material from birds, eggs for incubation and one-day-old birds 
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:  Draft Normative 
Instruction on the requir ements for imports of: 
• genetic material of chicken, guinea fowl, turkeys, quail and palmiped birds;  and 
• eggs for incubation and one-day-old birds. 
The texts may be downloaded from the following internet site: 
http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis- consulta/servlet/Vis ualizarAnexo?id=13094  
(Available only in Portuguese, 8 pages) 
6. Description of content:  The notified text is a draft doc ument on the requirements for 
imports of genetic materi al aimed at replacement of chicken flocks ( Gallus gallus ), guinea 
fowl ( Numida meleagris ), turkey ( Meleagris gallopavo ), quail ( Coturnix coturnix ) and  
palmiped birds (duck and geese), referred in  Annex I and zoosanitary requirements for 
imports of eggs for incubation and one-day-old birds, according to Annexes II and III.  
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, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] 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:  To be announced after the comment period. G/SPS/N/BRA/352 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be announced after the comment period. 
12. Final date for comments:  5 November 2007 
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, Li vestock 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 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, Li vestock 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/