1 NORMATIVE INSTRUCTION SDA Nº  ,   OF 
 
The SECRETARY OF LIVESTOCK AND AGRICULTURE 
DEFENSE FOR THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK AND 
SUPPLY , exercising the powers conferred upon him by Articles No. 10 and 42, annex 
I, of the Decree No. 7.127, of March th e 4th, 2010; and considering the content of the 
Legislative Order No. 885, of August the 30th, 2005; the Decree No. 5.759, of April 
17th, 2006; the Decree No. 1.355, of December the 30th, 1994; the Decree No.  24.114, 
of April the 12th, 1934; the in Normati ve Instruction No. 23, of August the 2nd, 2004; 
the Normative Instruction No. 6, of May the 16th, 2005; further results of the Pest Risk 
Analysis and what is in Case nº 21000.000507/2011 -02, decides:  
 
 
Art. 1. To approve phytosanitary requirements to impor t carrot (Daucus  carota ) 
seeds (Category 4, Class 3) produced in Japan.  
 
Art. 2.  The consignment of seeds specified in the Art. 1 of this Normative 
Instruction should be free of soil and plant debris, and should also be accompanied by 
the Phytosanitary Cer tificate (PC) issued by National Plant Protection Organization 
(NPPO) of Japan with the following Additional Declarations  (AD) : 
I. AD 5 – The carrot seeds  production sites were submitted to official 
inspection during crop season and the following weeds  were n ot detected : Cirsium 
arvense, Cuscuta campestris, Cuscuta epithymum, Cuscuta europaea, Orobanche spp. 
and Striga  spp.  
II. AD15 – The consignment of  carrot seeds  is free from the  weeds Cirsium 
arvense, Cuscuta campestris, Cuscuta epithymum, Cuscuta europaea,  Orobanche spp. 
and Striga  spp., Euphorbia  helioscopia , Hibiscus trionum ,  Imperata cylindrica , 
Polygonum  nepalense , Senecio vulgaris, Setaria pumila  and Sonchus arvensis, , from 
Arabis mosaic and Broad bean wilt virus es, and from the fungus Mycocentrospora 
acerina , according to the results of official laboratory analysis number ( ) . 
Art. 3 . The consignment specified in Art. 1 shall be inspected at the point of 
entry (Phytosanitary Inspection – PI) and shall be subjected to sampling for 
phytosanitary analysis by official laboratory  accredited by Brazil NPPO.  
Sole paragraph. In case of sampling, all costs associated with transport and 
testing will be undertaken at the expense of the interested party. After sampling, the 
remaining material of the consignment will  be retained by the interested party until the 
conclusion of the analysis.  Commercializing and planting the product during this period 
are not allowed.  
Art. 4 . If quarantine pests, or pests unregistered in Brazil, are found on the 
consignment specified on Art. 1. of this Normative Instruction, procedures established 
on the Decree No. 24.114, of April the 12th, 1934, shall be adopted . 
Sole paragraph. If quarantine pests are intercepted, NPPO of origin will be 
notified and Brazil NPPO may suspend the importat ion until the conclusion of the Pest 
Risk Analysis review.  
Art. 5 . Japan NPPO  shall communicate Brazil NPPO if new pests shall be 
registered as present in Japan.  
Art. 6 . This Normative Instruction is effective as of the date of its publication . 
 
FRANCISCO SERGIO FERREIRA JARDIM