. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/416 
19 May 2008  
 (08-2287) 
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):  HS Code 22.08 - Undenatured ethyl alcohol  of an alcoholic strength by volume 
of less than 80% vol;  spirits, li queurs and other spirituous beverages 
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:  "Portaria" Nº 63, 
23 April 2008 (available in Portuguese, 20 pages) 
http://members.wto.org/crna ttachments/2008/sps/BRA/08_1405_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified regulation opens a 60-day period for public 
consultation on the draft normative instruction that approves the technical regulations for 
identification and quality standard s of undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by 
volume of less than 80 % vol;  spirits,  liqueurs and other spirituous beverages.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] 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:   Brazilian Official 
Journal (Diário Oficial da União), Nº 78, 24 April 2008, section 1, pages 6-8, "Portaria" 
Nº 63, 23 April 2008, issued by Secretariat of Animal and Plant Health, Ministry of 
Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Upon publication in the Official Journal G/SPS/N/BRA/416 
Page 2  
 
  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be announced after the comment period. 
12. Final date for comments:  24 June 2008 
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, Live stock 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.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: 
The full text can be directly accessed through the following link: 
http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarL egislacao.do?operacao =visualizar&id=18588