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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/248 
18 December 2006 
 (06-6015) 
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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):   Plant, plant products, their products and sub products, biological organisms 
and soil destined for experimental or scientific purpose.  
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:  "Portaria" Nº 316, issued 
on 27 November 2006, published in the "Diário Of icial da União" Nº 233 (Federal Official 
Journal) from 6 December 2006, section 1, pa ges 2 through 5 (available only in Portuguese, 
four pages).  The text may be download ed from the following Internet site:  
http://www.agricultura.gov.br/pls/porta l/docs/PAGE/MAPA/LEGISLACAO/PUBLICACO
ES_DOU/PUBLICACOES_DOU_2006/PUBL ICACOES_DOU_DEZEMBRO_2006/DO1
_2006_12_06-MAPA.PDF  
6. Description of content:  The notified regulation opens a 15-days period for public 
comments on the draft Normative Instruction th at lays down criteria and procedures for the 
import of plant, plant products, their products  and sub products, biological organisms and 
soil destined for experimental or scientific purpose. 
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 1, 
ISPM 3, ISPM 6, ISPM 11, ISPM 12 and ISPM 23 guidelines. 
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Not specified. G/SPS/N/BRA/248 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption:  6 December 2006. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be announced after the comment period.  
12. Final date for comments:  21 December 2006. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [   ] 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, Livestock 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:  http://www.agricultura.gov.br/  
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National noti fication 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, Livestock 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:  http://www.agricultura.gov.br/