MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK AND SUPPLY  
SECRETARIAT OF ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH  
 
NORMATIVE INSTRUCTION NO. ...... DATED..........., ...............  
 
THE SECRETARY OF ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH OF THE MINISTRY OF 
AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK AND SUPPLY in the use of the attribution vested on him 
under Articles 9 and 42 of Annex 1, Decree no. 5,351 dated January 21, 2005, Decree no. 
24,114 dated April 12, 1934; Decree no. 1,355 dated December 30, 1994; Decree 5,759 dated 
April 17, 2006; Normative Instruction no.  23, dated August 2, 2004; Normative Instruction no. 
6 dated May 16, 2005 and considering the result of the Pest Risk Analysis, which is established 
in Proceedings no. 21000.002480/2008 -89 and 21000.002479/2008 -54, resolves:  
Article 1. To approve the phyto sanitary requirements for the import of leaves and stalks 
of true myrtle (Myrtus communis  Mill.) and leaves, new and closed, of date palm ( Phoenix 
dactylifera)  (Category 3, class 5) grown in Israel, aimed at religious Jewish celebrations in 
Brazil  
Article  2. The consignment of true myrtle or date palm, addressed by Article 1 of this 
Normative Instruction, will enter only by São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport,  should be 
accompanied by a Phytosanitary Certificate issued by the National Plant Protectio n 
Organization – NPPO from Israel, with the respective Additional Declaration – AD, considering 
the shipment:  
I – Leaves and stalks of true myrtle:  
a) AD1 – Leaves and stalks of true myrtle ( Myrtus communis  Mill.) are free from 
the insect  Dialeurodes citri ;  
b) AD2 – Leaves and stalks of true myrtle ( Myrtus communis  Mill.) have been 
treated with (specify the product, dosage or concentration, temperature, and time 
of exposition), to control the  insect  Dialeurodes citri , under official supervision;  
c) Alternately to AD1 and AD2 for the Dialeurodes citri i nsect, Israel’s NPPO can 
declare only the Additional Declaration AD7  – Leaves and stalks of true myrtle 
(Myrtus communis  Mill.) have been grown in an area recognized by the Brazilian 
NPPO as free from the Dialeurodes citri i nsect, according to the  NIMF No. 4 
from FAO.  
II – Leaves of date palm:  
a) AD1 – Leaves of date palm  (Phoenix dactylifera)  are free from the following 
insects:  Batrachedra amydraula, Carpophilus mutilatus, Haptoncus luteolus, 
Parabemisia myricae,  Phonap ate frontalis,  Rhynchophorus ferrugineus, 
Schistocerca gregaria and Spodoptera littoralis . 
b) AD2 – Leaves of date palm  (Phoenix dactylifera)  have been treated with 
(specify: the product, the dosage or concentration, the temperature and time of 
exposition ), to control the mites Oligonychus afrasiaticus  and Raoiella indica 
and the insects  Batrachedra amydraula, Carpophilus mutilatus, Haptoncus 
luteolus, Parabemisia myricae,  Phonapate frontalis,  Rhynchophorus ferrugineus, 
Schistocerca gregaria and Spodoptera lit toralis , under official supervision.  c) AD15 – The leaves of date palm  (Phoenix dactylifera)  are free from Oligonychus 
afrasiaticus  and Raoiella indica,  according to official laboratory analysis result 
No. (mention number of one or more analysis).  
d) Alternately , for any pest listed in Subsection II of Article 2 of this Normative 
Instruction, NPPO of Israel can declare only the Additional Statement AD7  – 
The leaves of date palm ( Phoenix dactylifera)  have been grown in an area 
recognized by NPPO of Brazil as free from (specify one or more pests), 
according to  NIMF No. 4 from FAO.  
Sole Paragraph – To comply with the Additional Declaration AD7 it is required that 
the NPPO of Brazil officially recognizes the free areas of the country of origin, by means of its 
publica tion on the Brazilian Official Gazette of the Union.  
Article 3. The consignments specified in Article 1 of this Normative Instruction will 
be inspected at the point of entry (Phytosanitary Inspection – PI) and, if there are reasons to 
justify the collectio n of samples, they will be collected and sent to phytosanitary analysis at 
official or certified laboratories.  
Sole Paragraph – The costs related to the shipment of samples, as well any other 
analysis -related cost will be paid by the interested party, who  will be the depositary of the rest 
of the consignment until exams are concluded and the respective reports of release are issued.  
Article 4. In case a quarantine pest, or pest with no registration of occurrence in 
Brazil is found in imported consignments  mentioned in Article 1 or this Normative Instruction, 
the procedures established by Decree no. 24,114 dated April 12, 1934 shall be adopted.  
Sole Paragraph – In case of interception, addressed by the Caption of this article, the 
NPPO of the country of or igin will be notified and the NPPO of Brazil can suspend the imports 
until a revision of Pest Risk Analysis occurs.  
Article 5. In case of non -compliance with the requirements established in Article 2 of 
this Normative Instruction, the product will not be internalized.  
Article 6. The NPPO of Israel  should communicate the NPPO of Brazil of any new 
pest occurrence in the territory of that country.  
Article 7. This Normative Instruction comes into force as of the date of its 
publication.  
 
 
INÁCIO AFONSO KROETZ