. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/117 
15 July 2005 
 (05-3154) 
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 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Plant products in general. 
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:   "Portaria" Nº 42, issued 
on 19 April 2005, published in the "Diário Oficia l da União" Nº 100 (Federal Official 
Journal) 27 May 2005, section 1, pages 2 to 11 (available only in Po rtuguese, ten pages).  
The text may be downloaded from the following Internet site: 
http://www.agricultura.gov.br/pls/porta l/docs/PAGE/MAPA/LEGISLACAO/PUBLICACO
ES_DOU/PUBLICACOES_DOU_2005/PUBLICACOES_DOU_MAIO_2005/DO1_2005
_05_27-MAPA_MAPA.PDF  
6. Description of content:  The notified regulation proposes the Standards for the register of 
Public and Particular Firms to operate Qu arantine and Phytosanitary treatments and the 
procedures for the international moveme nt of plants and plant products. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [ X ] 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), [ X ] 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:   Upon publication in the Official Journal 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   Upon publication in the Official Journal G/SPS/N/BRA/117 
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 12. Final date for comments:  Not established. 
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) 225-2308/218-22834 Telefax:  +(5561) 225-4738 
E-mail/Internet:  cgomc@agricultura.gov.br
 
Web site:  www.agricultura.gov.br  
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on 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) 225-2308/218-22834 Telefax:  +(5561) 225-4738 E-mail/Internet:  cgomc@agricultura.gov.br
 
Web site:  www.agricultura.gov.br