. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/348 
29 August 2007  
 (07-3615) 
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:  Secretariat of Animal and Plant Health – SDA / Ministry of 
Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply - MAPA 
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):  Melon HS 080710 ( Cucumis melo ), watermelon HS 080711 ( Citrullus lanatus ) 
pumpkin HS 070990 ( Cucurbita spp.) and cucumber HS 070700 ( Cucumis sativus ) 
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 29, issued on 8 August 2007, published in the "Diário Oficial da União" Nº 153 (Federal 
Official Journal) of 9 August 2006, section 1, page 26 (availab le only in Portuguese, a single 
page). The text may be downloaded  from the following Internet site: 
http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarL egislacao.do?operacao =visualizar&id=18026  
6. Description of content:  The notified regulation recognizes the systems approach for pest 
risk management of Anastrepha grandis  implemented in some munici palities of the State of 
Minas Gerais.  
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:  ISPM Nº 14 – The use of Integrated Measures in 
a Systems Approach for Pest Risk Management. G/SPS/N/BRA/348 
Page 2  
 
  9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which th ese are available:   Normative Instruction 
Nº 16, issued on 5 March 2006, published in the "Diário Oficial da União" Nº 71 (Federal 
Official Journal) of 12 April 2006, notified as document G/SPS/N/BRA/178 on 29 May 2006, 
established, for the purpose of issue of phytosan itary certificates with additional declaration, a 
systems approach as a pest risk mana gement for pest risk management of Anastrepha grandis  
Macquart in melons ( Cucumis melo  L.), watermelons ( Citrullus lanatus Thunb.), pumpkins 
(Cucurbita  spp.) and cucumbers ( Cucumis sativus L.). 
The text may be downloaded from the following Internet site: http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarL egislacao.do?operacao =visualizar&id=16779  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  9 August 2007 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  9 August 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, Li vestock and Food Supply - MAPA 
 Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco "D", 3º andar  70043-900 - Brasília – DF - Brazil  Tel:  +(5561) 3218-2322/2834 
 Fax:  +(5561) 3225 4738 
 E-mail:  cgomc@agricultura.gov.br  Website:  http://www.agricultura.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, Li vestock and Food Supply - MAPA 
 Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco "D", 3º andar 
 70043-900 - Brasília – DF - Brazil  Tel:  +(5561) 3218-2322/2834  Fax:  +(5561) 3225 4738  E-mail:  cgomc@agricultura.gov.br 
 Website:  http://www.agricultura.gov.br
/