MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK AND FOOD SUPPLY  
SECRETARIAT OF ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AND INSPECTION  
 
NORMATIVE INSTRUCTION Nº       , OF  
 
THE SECRETARY OF ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AND INSPECTION OF THE 
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK AND FOOD SUPPLY , based in his attribution 
given by the Art. 42, annex I, from Decree 5.351, of 21 January 2005, and according 
to the provisions of the Decree 885, of 31 August 2005, that approves the text of the 
International Plant Protection Convention - IPPC, in the Decree 5759, of 17 April  2006, 
in the text of Chapters I and II of Plant Health Regulation, approved by Decree 24.114, 
of 12 April 1934, in Art. 2 of Edict 127, of 15 April 1997, the Decree 1.355, of 30 
December 1994, that approves the Final Minute of the Ur uguay Round of Multilateral 
Commercial Negotiations, concerning the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary Measures – SPS Agreement, in the Normative Instruction 23, of 2 
August 2004, the Normative Instruction 6, of 16 May 2005, and als o considering the 
Pest Risk Analysis related to Processes 21044.006373/1997 -27, 21044.005785/1997 -
59, 21044.004268/1997 -71, 21044.004280/1997 -77, 21044.003548/1998 -43, 
21044.002303/1998 -81, 21000.003009/2003 -01, 21000.007899/2003 -12, 
21000.010495/2003 -14, 21000.010503/2003 -14,   21000.007900/2003 -17, 
21000.010493/2003 -17,  21000.011139/2003 -18, 21000.011142/2003 -23, 
21000.013268/2003 -32, 21000.011140/2003 -34,  21000.013271/2003 -56, 
21000.003008/2003 -59, 21000.011141/2003 -89 and 21000.006315/2003 -91, 
decides : 
 
Art. 1  - Approve the phytosanitary requirements for importation of broccoli 
seeds ( Brassica oleracea  var. italica ), Chinese broccoli seeds ( Brassica oleracea var. 
alboglabra )Brussels sprouts seeds ( Brassica oleracea  var. gemmifera ), collards seeds 
(Brassica oleracea  var. acephala ), cabbage turnip seeds (Brassica oleracea  var. 
gongylodes ), heading Chinese cabbage seeds (Brassica campestris  var. pekinensis  and 
Brassica campestris  var. chinensis ), Kohlrabi seeds ( Brassica  oleracea  var. 
gongylodes ), turnip s eeds ( Brassica rapa ), cauliflower seeds (Brassica oleracea  var. 
botrytis ), mustard seeds ( Brassica juncea ) and cabbage seeds  (Brassica oleracea  var. 
capitata ) (Category 4, Class 3) produced in the United States of America - USA. 
 
Art. 2  – The consignment o f seeds specified in Art. 1 must be accompanied by 
Phytosanitary Certificate – PC, issued by the National Plant Protection Organization – 
NPPO of United States of America , with the following Additional Declaration – AD: 
I – AD5 – The seeds production sites  were submitted to official inspection 
during crop season and the fungi Ascochyta cheiranthi, Cercospora armoraciae, 
Cladosporium variabile, Colletotrichum higginsianum, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp . 
spinaciae, Fusarium oxysporum var. redolens, Pyrenopeziza br assicae, Pythium 
coloratum, Pythium perniciosum, Pythium paroecandrum,  Pythium tracheiphilum and 
Verticillium longisporum, the weeds Acroptilon repens,  Alopecurus myosuroides, 
Amaranthus blitoides, Arctotheca calendula, Brassica tournefortii, Cardaria dra ba, 
Carduus pycnocephalus, Chondrilla juncea, Emex australis, Euphorbia esula, Euphorbia 
helioscopia, Heliotropium europeaum, Hibiscus trionum, Hieracium pilosella, Hirschfeldia incana, Hordeum leporinum, Imperata cylindrica, Lolium rigidum, 
Myagrum perfol iatum,  Phalaris paradoxa, Polygonum nepalense, Senecio vulgaris, 
Setaria pumila, Sisymbrium orientale, Sonchus arvensis, Vulpia ciliata, Cirsium 
arvense, Cuscuta campestris, Cuscuta epithymum, Cuscuta europaea ,  Orobanche spp 
and Striga  spp. were not dete cted; 
II - AD15 - The consignment of seeds is free from the fungi  Fusarium 
oxysporum f. sp . spinaciae, Fusarium oxysporum var. redolens, Pyrenopeziza 
brassicae,  Pythium coloratum, Pythium perniciosum, Pythium paroecandrum, Pythium 
tracheiphilum and Vertici llium longisporum a and the weeds  Cirsium arvense, Cuscuta 
campestris, Cuscuta epithymum, Cuscuta europaea , Orobanche spp and Striga  spp. , 
according to the results of official laboratory analysis . 
III - AD10  – The seeds were produced according to phytosanit ary certification 
procedures approved by the NPPO of Brazil for the bacteria Pseudomonas syringae  pv. 
alisalensis , Rhodococcus fascians , Xanthomonas campestris  pv. armoraciae  and 
Xanthomonas  campestris  pv. r aphani and for the virus  Tobacco rattle virus  using 
appropriate indicators or equivalent methods, and have been found free from  
Pseudomonas syringae  pv. a lisalensis , Rhodococcus fascians , Xanthomonas campestris  
pv. armoraciae , Xanthomonas  campestris  pv. r aphani  and Tobacco rattle virus . 
IV – AD2 – The co nsignment of seeds was treated with (specify: product, 
dose or concentration, temperature), for the control of the insects Acanthoscelides 
fraterculus  and Latheticus oryzae,  and the mite Acarus siro , under official supervision;  
V – AD9 - The seeds  were pro duced in (place/production site) free from 
the nematode Ditylenchus dipsaci  according to ISPM 10 (FAO) and recognized by the 
NPPO of Brazil.  
 
Paragraph 1  – Alternately, for any of the aforementioned pests, the NPPO 
can declare option AD7 - The seeds were p roduced in an area known to Brazil’s NPPO 
as free from (specify pest(s)), in compliance with ISPM No. 4 of the Food and 
Agriculture Organization (FAO).  
Paragraph  2 – To comply with the Additional Declarations  AD7, AD9  and 
AD10, the pest free areas , place/ production site free from pests  and the phytosanitary 
certification procedures of the country of origin , respectively,  must be officially 
recognized by the NPPO of Brazil  by publication in the Union Official Diary .  
 
Art. 3 - The consignment s of brassicas seeds specified in Art. 1 will be 
inspected at the point of entry (Phytosanitary Inspection – PI), and will be subject to 
sampling for phytosanitary analysis by official laboratory or quarantine analysis by 
plant quarantine station, both (laboratory and qu arantine station) accredited by the 
NPPO of Brazil.  
Single Paragraph  - All costs associated with transport and testing of 
samples will be undertaken at the expense of the interested party. After sampling, the 
remaining material of the consignment will be r etained by the interested party, and 
shall be neither planted nor commercialized until the conclusion of the analysis.  
 
Art. 4 - In case of detecting any pest in the importing consignment cited in the 
Art. 1, the procedures given in the Plant Health Regula tion (Decree 24.114) , of 12 April 
1934, shall be adopted.  Single Paragraph  - If quarantine pests are intercepted on the 
consignment, the NPPO of the country of origin will be notified, and the NPPO of Brazil 
may suspend importation until the conclusion of the Pest Risk Analysis review.  
 
Art. 5 - The NPPO of USA shall communicate to the NPPO of Brazil regarding 
any occurrence of new pests in their territory . 
 
Art. 6 – In case of no compliance with the requirements of Art. 2 of this 
Normative Instruction, the  consignment will not be internalized.  
 
Art. 7 - This Normative Instruction shall take effect on the date of its 
publication.  
 
 
INÁCIO AFONSO KROETZ