. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/401 
28 April 2008  
 (08-2046) 
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:  Ministry of Agriculture, Li vestock 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):  Animal feed 
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:  Normative Instruction 
Nº 17, issued on 7 April 2008, published in the "Diário Oficial da Un ião" Nº 67 (Federal 
Official Journal) from 8 Apr il 2008, section 1, page 21.  Th e text may be downloaded from 
the following Internet site: 
http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarL egislacao.do?operacao =visualizar&id=18554  
(available in Portuguese, 1 page) 
6. Description of content:  The notified Normative Instruction prohibits in national territory the 
production, in the same industrial plant, of ru minant and non-ruminant feed, except the plants 
that comply with the requirements of the Normative Instruction.  
Establishments already carrying out activities foreseen in this regulation are given a 365-days 
period to comply with the new requirements set down herein. 
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, [ X ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] 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:  8 April 2008 G/SPS/N/BRA/401 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  8 April 2008 
12. Final date for comments:  Not applicable 
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, Live stock and Food Supply - MAPA 
Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco "D", 3º andar 70043-900 - Brasília – DF - Brazil Tel:  +(5561) 3218-2322/3218-2834 Fax:  +(5561) 3225-4738 E-mail/Internet:  cgomc@agricultura.gov.br  
Website:  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, Live stock and Food Supply - MAPA 
Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco "D", 3º andar 70043-900 - Brasília – DF - Brazil 
Tel:  +(5561) 3218-2322/3218-2834 
Fax:  +(5561) 3225-4738 E-mail/Internet:  cgomc@agricultura.gov.br  Website:  www.agricultura.gov.br