. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/173 
5 May 2006 
 (06-2186) 
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:  Presidential Decree on The Unified Animal and Plant Health 
Protection System to be carried out by the 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):  Animals, plants and their products  
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:  Decree Nº 5.741, issued 
on 30 March 2006, published in the "Diário Oficia l da União" (Federal  Official Gazette) 
Nº 63, from 31 March 2006, section 1 pages 82 to  93 (Available in Portuguese, 12 pages).  
The text may be downloaded from the following Internet site: 
www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_Ato2004-2006/2006/Decreto/D5741.htm  
6. Description of content:  The notified document regulates articles 27-A, 28-A and 29-A, 
relating to Animal and Plant Health, of Law No 8.171 on Agricultural Policy, from 
17 January 1991, organizes the Unified Animal and Plant Health Protection System and sets 
out further measures. 
The Unified Animal and Plant Health Protec tion System includes the control of activities 
related to health, inspection, education a nd surveillance on animals, plants and their 
products. 
The Unified Animal and Plant Health Protection System sets out the principles to be applied 
on animal and plant health issues, especially th ose related to the responsibility of producers, 
manufacturers and competent authorities. 
This document establishes the rules which must be  complied with by the participants of the 
Unified Animal and Plant Health Protection and the procedures to carry out official controls 
to check compliance with Sanita ry and Phytosanitary Legislati on and Quality of agricultural 
products.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ X ] food safety,  [ X ] animal health,  [ X ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ X ] protect territory from other damage from pests   G/SPS/N/BRA/173 
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  8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [ X ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   
Law Nº 8.171 on Agricultural Policy, from 17 January 1991 (Available in Portuguese, 
12 pages) from the following Internet site: 
http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarLegislaca o.do?operacao=visualizar&id=199  
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Not specified 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  31 March 2006  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  31 March 2006  
12. Final date for comments:  30 May 2006  
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, 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:  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:  www.agricultura.gov.br