. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/335 
3 July 2007  
 (07-2817) 
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):  Cochineal bug ( Dactylopius opuntiae ) 
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:  Normative Instruction 
Nº 23, issued on 29 May 2007, published in the "Diário Oficial da União" (Federal Official 
Journal) Nº 103 from 30 May 2007, section 1 pa ge 16.  The text may be downloaded from 
the following Internet site: 
http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarLegislaca o.do?operacao=visualizar&id=17793  
(Available only in Portuguese, 2 pages) 
6. Description of content:  This Normative Instruction lays down procedures, to be adopted 
in case of occurrence of cochineal bug (Dactylopi us opuntiae) in the States of Pernambuco, 
Paraíba, Ceará or any other states where the pest is established, for carrying out pest 
surveillance to delimit the extent  of the affected areas.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ X ] plant protection, [ 
] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ X ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests    
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [ ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [ X ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the 
appropriate reference and briefly identify deviations:   This regulation is in accordance 
with ISPM 6, ISPM 8, ISPM9, ISPM 10 and ISPM 17 guidelines. 
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Not specified. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  30 May 2007 G/SPS/N/BRA/335 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  30 May 2007 
12. Final date for comments:  Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to handl e 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 Tel:  +(5561) 3218-2308/3218-2834 
Fax:  +(5561) 3225-4738 
E-mail:  cgomc@agricultura.gov.br Website:  http://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 Tel:  +(5561) 3218-2308/3218-2834 
Fax:  +(5561) 3225-4738 
E-mail:  cgomc@agricultura.gov.br Website:  http://www.agricultura.gov.br