. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/BRA/282 
2 June 2008 
 (08-2570) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   BRAZIL
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:   Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento , MAPA 
(Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, E-mail and website 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:  
Instituto Nacional de Metrología, Normalización y Calidad Industrial , INCETRO (National 
Institute of Metrology, Standa rdization and Industrial Quality) 
Tel.: +(55) 21 2563-2821 Fax: +(55) 21 2502-6542 
E-mail: barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br 
Web site: www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas
 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Organic agricultural 
products 
5. Title, number of pages and langu age(s) of the notified document:   Portaria  (Ministerial 
Act) No. 416 of 9 May 2008 (45 pages, in Portuguese). 
6. Description of content:   Draft Technical Regulation on organic quality assurance and 
information mechanisms.  Thirty-day pub lic consultation to approve the following 
documents:  Glossary of terms used in tec hnical regulations on organic quality assurance 
and information mechanisms (Annex I);  Criteria for the accreditation of organic produce certification bodies (Annex II);  Accreditation pr ocedure guidelines (Annex III);  Guidelines 
for conformity assessment procedures for pa rticipatory quality assurance mechanisms 
(Annex IV);  Technical Regulation on the marketing by direct sale of uncertified organic produce (Annex V);  Technical Regulation on information on organic quality, storage, transport and marketing (Annex VI);  Guide lines for the development of rosters of 
specialists (Annex VII) and Formats for official Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA) inspection and control documents. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
 Protection of human health G/TBT/N/BRA/282 
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  8. Relevant documents:   (1)  Diário Oficial da União  (Official Journal) No. 90 of 
13 May 2008, Section 1, pages 7 to 16;  (2) Ministerial Act No. 416 of 9 May 2008 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA);  (3) Official Journal;  (4) Law No. 10.831 of 23 December 2003;  Decree No. 6.323 of 27 December 2007. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   Date of publication in the Official Journal. 
To be determined after the comment period. 
10. Final date for comments:   13 June 2008 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and E-mail and website addresses, if available, of other body: 
http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarLegislaca o.do?operacao=visualizar&id=18616