. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/387 
22 February 2008  
 (08-0801) 
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 
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):  Impatiens  spp. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  
Germany 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Normative Instruction 
Nº 3, issued on 30 January 2008, published in the "Diário Oficial da Uniã o" (Federal  Official 
Journal) Nº 23 on 1 February 2008, section 1 pa ge 11. The text may be downloaded from the 
following Internet site: 
http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarL egislacao.do?operacao =visualizar&id=18435  
(Available in Portuguese,  1 page) 
6. Description of content:  The notified regulation approves the phytosanitary requirements for 
the import of rooted nursery stock with or w ithout leaves, unrooted stocks with or without 
leaves and in vitro seedling of Impatiens spp. (impatiens) produced in Germany.  
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:  This regulation is in accordance with ISPM 6, 
ISPM 11 and ISPM 12 guidelines. 
9. Relevant documents and langu age(s) in which these are available:       
10. Proposed date of adoption:  1 February 2008   
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  1 February 2008   G/SPS/N/BRA/387 
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  12. Final date for comments:  Not Applicable. The requirement s have been adopted after 
consultation with the Fede ral Republic of  Germany. 
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 2308/3218 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 2308/3218 2834  fax:  +(5561) 3225 4738  E-mail:  cgomc@agricultura.gov.br 
 Website:  http://www.agricultura.gov.br/