. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/244 
28 November 2006 
 (06-5719) 
Committee on Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  BRAZIL  
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:  Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento , MAPA 
(Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Horses, veterinary produc ts and animal feed 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
 
 Countries of the American continent comp eting in the XV Pan American Games in 
Rio in 2007 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Instrução Normativa  
(Normative Instruction) No. 35 of 27 October 2006, published in Official Journal No. 216 of 
10 November 2006, pages 16 to 21 (available only in Port uguese). 
The full text can be downloaded at:  
http://www.agricultura.gov.br/pls/porta l/docs/PAGE/MAPA/LEGISLACAO/PUBLICACO
ES_DOU/PUBLICACOES_DOU_2006/PUBLICACOES_DOU_NOVEMBRO_2006/DO
1_2006_11_10-MAPA.PDF  
6. Description of content:   The notified text approves the Manual de Procedimentos de Defesa 
Agropecuária para os XV J ogos Pan-Americanos Rio 2007  (Agricultural health protection 
procedures manual for the XV Pan American Games Rio 2007),  establishing regulations 
governing the temporary importation of horses , veterinary products and animal feed. 
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, gu ideline 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:    
9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption:   10 November 2006 G/SPS/N/BRA/244 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:   10 November 2006;  in force until 31 August 2007. 
12. Final date for comments:   Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [  ] National enquiry point or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body: 
Secretaria de Relações Internacionais do Agronegócio - SRI 
Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento - 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 
Web site: 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: 
Secretaria de Relações Internacionais do Agronegócio - SRI 
Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento - 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 
Web site: www.agricultura.gov.br