. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/382 
15 January 2008  
 (08-0174) 
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:  Presidency of the Federative Republic of Brazil 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Animal feed 
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:  Decree Nº 6.296, issued 
on 11 December 2007, published in th e "Diário Oficial da União" (Federal Offici al Gazette) 
Nº 238 of 12 December 2007, section 1 page 21 (available only in Portuguese, 26 pages).  
The text may be downloaded from the following Internet site: 
http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil _03/_Ato2007-2010/2007/Decreto/D6296.htm  
6. Description of content:  The notified document approves the regulation of Law No 6.198, 
dated 26 December 1974, governing the mandatory inspection and surveillance of products 
destined for animal feed.  
Establishments already carrying out activities fore seen in this regulation are given a 12-month 
period to comply with the new requirements set down herein. 
It also amends Articles 25 and 56 of the Annex to Decree no 5.053,  dated 22 April 2004 and 
sets out further measures. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [ X ] 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:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [ X ] 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:    G/SPS/N/BRA/382 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   Decree no 5.053 on 
the approval of the Regulation for Inspecti on of Products for Veterinary Use and for 
Inspection of Establishments that Manufact ure or Commercialize them, of 22 April 2004, 
available in Portuguese, 26 pages from the following Internet site: 
http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil _03/_Ato2004-2006/2004/Decreto/D5053.htm
 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  12 December 2007   
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  12 December 2007   
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 
 Tel:  +(5561) 3218 2308/3218 2834 
 Fax:  +(5561) 3225 4738  E-mail:  cgomc@agricultura.gov.br  Website: www.agr icultura.gov.br 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notifica tion 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: www.agr icultura.gov.br