. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/354 
5 November 2007  
 (07-4791) 
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):  Gentian violet (Crystal Violet) in animal feed 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  All 
trading partners 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Normative Instruction 
Nº 34, issued on 13 September 2007, published in  the Federal Official Journal ("Diário 
Oficial da União") Nº 178 from 14 September,  section 1, page 10.  The text may be 
downloaded at: 
http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarL egislacao.do?operacao =visualizar&id=18090  
(Available only in Portuguese, a single page) 
6. Description of content:  The notified regulation prohibi ts the registration and the 
authorization for the manufacture, import, comm ercialization and use of  products destined for 
animal feed containing the chemical substance ge ntian violet (Crystal Violet), used as an 
antifungal additive.  
Registrations of gentian violet, granted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food 
Supply are hereby cancelled. 
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:  14 September 2007   G/SPS/N/BRA/354 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  14 September 2007   
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, 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/