. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/151 
23 March 2006 
 (06-1309) 
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):  Bovine embryos collected in vivo  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable:  
Republic of  India  
5. Title, language and number of p ages of the notified document:  Normative Instruction 
Nº 6, issued on 13 February 2006, published in th e “Diário Oficial da Un ião” Nº 32 (Federal 
Official Journal) from 14 February 2006, secti on 1, pages 14 and 15 (Available in Portuguese, 
2 pages).  The text may be downloaded from the following Internet site: 
http://www.agricultura.gov.br/pls/porta l/docs/PAGE/MAPA/LEGISLACAO/PUBLICACO
ES_DOU/PUBLICACOES_DOU_2006/PUBL ICACOES_DOU_FEVEREIRO_2006/DO1
_2006_02_14-MAPA_MAPA.PDF  
6. Description of content:  The notified regulation approves the sanitary requirements and the 
technological procedures to be met for the import and the transfer to female recipients within the Brazilian territory of bovine embryos collected in vivo, originated from the Republic of India.  
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,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] 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:  This Normative 
Instruction revokes Normative Instruction Nº  7, issued on 20 May 2005, published on 
27 May 2005, notified in 15 July 2005 as G/SPS/N/BRA/113.  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  14 February 2006  G/SPS/N/BRA/151 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  14 February 2006  
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 Telephone:  +(5561) 3218-2308/3218-22834 Telefax:  +(5561) 3225-4738 
E-mail/Internet:  cgomc@agricultura.gov.br
 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National noti fication 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 Telephone: +(5561) 3218-2308/3218-22834 
Telefax: +(5561) 3225-4738 
E-mail/Internet: cgomc@agricultura.gov.br
 
Web site: www.agricultura.gov.br