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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/131 
16 November 2005 
 (05-5373) 
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 He alth – SDA / Brazilian Sanitary 
Surveillance Agency – ANVISA / Brazilian In stitute of Environment and Renewable 
Natural Resources - IBAMA  
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):  Pesticides 
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:  Joint Normative 
Instruction Nº 25, issued on 14 September 2005, published in th e “Diário Oficial da União” 
Nº 178 (Federal Of ficial Journal) from 15 September 2005, section 1, pages 4, 5 and 6 
(available only in Portuguese, three 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/PUBL ICACOES_DOU_SETEMBRO_2005/DO1_
2005_09_15-MAPA_MAPA.PDF  
6. Description of content:  The notified regulation establishes procedures governing 
preliminary evaluations and temporary special  permit for technical products, pre-mix, 
pesticides and others, destined for use in research and experimentation.  
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), [   ] 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:  Upon publication in the Official Journal G/SPS/N/BRA/131 
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 11. Proposed date of entry into force:  This regulation shall be va lid during a 18-month period 
after its publication in the Official Journal.  
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, Livestock and Food Supply - MAPA Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco “D”, 3º andar 70043-900 - Brasília – DF - BRAZIL Telephone: +(5561) 3218-2308/3218-2834 Telefax: +(5561) 3225-4738 
E-mail/Internet: cgomc@agricultura.gov.br
 
Web site: http://www.agricultura.gov.br/  
 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National noti fication 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) 3218-2308/3218-2834 Telefax: +(5561) 3225-4738 E-mail/Internet: cgomc@agricultura.gov.br
 
Web site: http://www.agricultura.gov.br/