MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK AND FOOD SUPPLY 
SECRETARIAT OF ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AND INSPECTI ON 
 
 
 
 
NORMATIVE INSTRUCTION Nº       , OF 
 
 
THE SECRETARY OF ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AND INSPEC TION 
OF THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK AND FOOD SUPPLY, based in 
his attribution given by the Arts. 9º and 42, annex  I, from Decree No. 5.351, of 21 January 
2005; according to Decree No. 24.114, of 12 April 1 934; Decree No. 5.759, of 17 April 
2006; Decree No. 1.355, of 30 December 1994; Normat ive Instruction No. 23, of 2 August 
2004; Normative Instruction No. 6, of 16 May 2005; and also considering the Pest Risk 
Analysis results related to Process 21000.009157/20 06-74, decides to: 
 
Art. 1º  Approve the phytosanitary requirements for importa tion of garlic bulbs 
(Allium sativum ) (Category 3, Class 4) produced in the People's Re public of China. 
 
Art. 2º  The consignment of imported, specified in art. 1º of this Normative 
Instruction (NI), shall be free from plant debris a nd soil and shall be accompanied by a 
Phytosanitary Certificate – PC, issued by the Natio nal Plant Protection Organization – 
NPPO of the People's Republic of China, with the fo llowing Additional Declarations – AD: 
I – AD1 : The consignment of garlic bulbs is free from mite s Microtydeus hylinus , 
Rhizoglyphus echinopus , Rhizoglyphus robini  and Rhizoglyphus setosus . 
II – AD2 : The consignment of garlic bulbs has been treated with (specify: product, 
dose or concentration, temperature), for the contro l of mites Microtydeus hylinus , 
Rhizoglyphus echinopus , R. robini  and R. setosus , under official supervision. 
III – Alternatively, for any of the pests mentioned  in the present NI, art. 2º, itens I 
and II, the NPPO might declare AD7: The garlic bulbs were produced in an area recognize d 
by the NPPO of Brazil as free from mites Microtydeus hylinus , Rhizoglyphus echinopus , R. 
robini  and R. setosus , according tho International Standard for Phytosan itary Measures 
(ISPM) No. 4 of FAO; or AD8 : The following mites are quarantine pest for the People's 
Republic of China and are reported on the its Quarantine Pests List: Microtydeus 
hylinus , Rhizoglyphus echinopus , R. robini  and R. setosus . 
Single Paragraph – For compliance with AD7 , the NPPO of Brazil will have to 
officially acknowledge the pest free areas in the c ountry of origin, by means of its 
publication on the Brazilian Official Daily.  
 
Art. 3º The consignments of imported garlic bulbs, specifie d in art. 1º of the present 
NI, shall be inspected in the point of entry (Phyto sanitary Inspection – PI) and samples 
shall be collected to phytosanitary analysis in off icial or approved laboratories. 
Single Paragraph – The costs of sending consignment  samples to phytosanitary 
analysis, as well as the analysis costs themselves,  will be paid by the interested party. 
 Art. 4º  In case of detection of any quarantine pests or pe sts not known to occur in 
Brazil, the imported consignment mentioned in art. 1º of the NI, the proceedings given in 
Articles 10 and 11 of the Plant Health Regulation, of 12 April 1934, shall be adopted. 
Single Paragraph  – In the case of pest interception as mentioned in ar t. 4º, the 
NPPO of the country of origin will be notified and the NPPO of Brazil might suspend 
importations until the conclusion of the Pest Risk Analysis review. 
 
Art. 5º The NPPO of the People's Republic of China shall co mmunicate the NPPO 
of Brazil regarding the occurrence of new pests in garlic production areas in China. 
 
Art. 6º - In the case of non-compliance with the requirements  established in art. 2º 
of this Normative Instruction, the consignment will  not enter Brazil. 
 
Art. 7º This Normative Instruction shall take effect on the  date of its publication. 
 
Art. 8º This Normative Instruction revokes Normative Instru ction No. 6, of 24 
January 2003. 
 
 
 
 
 
INÁCIO AFONSO KROETZ