. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/299 
22 March 2007 
 (07-1208) 
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:  Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply - MAPA 
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):   Wine – (HS-4) 2204  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries 
5. Title, language and number of p ages of the notified document:  Normative Instruction 
Nº 33, issued on 4 October 2006, published in  the "Diário Oficial da União" Nº 192 
(Federal Official Journal) from 5 October 200 6, section 1, page 11.  The text may be 
downloaded from the following Internet site: 
http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarLegislaca o.do?operacao=visualizar&id=17302  
(available in Portuguese, two pages) 
6. Description of content:  The notified regulation establishes that the Analysis Certificates of 
Origin for imported wine shall mandatory c ontain the following analytical parameters: 
a) Ethyl Alcohol 
b) Total acidity 
c) Volatile acidity 
d) Ratio of alcohol weight/dry reduced extract 
e) Total Sulphates 
f) Sulphur dioxide 
g) Chlorides 
h) Ash content 
i) Methyl Alcohol 
j) Total sugar 
 
The limits for these parameters in wine were established by "Portaria" Nº 229, issued on 
25 October 1988, and some of them ar e associated with food safety issues. 
 
The certificates referred to above shall be an  original document issued by official or 
officially accredited organization from the country of origin, or copies certified by them.  This regulation will also be no tified under the TBT Agreement. G/SPS/N/BRA/299 
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  7. Objective and rationale: [ X ] food safety,  [   ] 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: 
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World 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:  Complementary 
Identity and Quality Standards for wine were established by "Portaria" Nº 229, issued on 
25 October 1988, published in the "Diário Oficial da União" (Federal Official Journal) from 
31 October 1988, section 1, page 20948.  Th e text (available only in Portuguese, eight 
pages) may be downloaded from the following Internet site : 
http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarLegislaca o.do?operacao=visualizar&id=3849  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  5 October 2006 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  5 October 2006 
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:  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:   
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:  www.agricultura.gov.br