. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/379 
2 January 2008 
 (08-0019) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   BRAZIL
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:  Presidential Decree 
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 products and by-products and waste with economic value 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Trading 
partners  
5. Title, language and number of pa ges of the notified document:  Decreto Presidencial 
(Presidential Decree) No. 6268 of 22 November 2007, published in Diário Oficial da União  
(Official Journal) No. 225 of 23 November  2007, page 24 (available only in Portuguese). 
The text can be downloaded at: 
http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarLegislaca o.do?operacao=visualizar&id=18238  
6. Description of content:  The notified Decree regulates Law No. 9.972 of 25 May 2000 on the 
classification of plant products and by-p roducts and waste with economic value. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ X ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests  
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Wo rld 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:  Law No. 9.972 of 
25 May 2000, establishing the classification of pl ant products and by-products and waste with 
economic value. 
Available at: http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarLegislaca o.do?operacao=visualizar&id=1351  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  23 November 2007 G/SPS/N/BRA/379 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  23 November 2007 
12. Final date for comments:  Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to handle commen ts:  [   ] National notification authority, 
[ X ] National enquiry point or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Secretaria de Relações Internacionais do Agronegócio – SRI 
Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento – 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: www.agricultura.gov.br 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry point or 
address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Secretaria de Relações Internacionais do Agronegócio – SRI 
Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento – 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: www.agricultura.gov.br