. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/395 
7 April 2008  
 (08-1543) 
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):  Animal products 
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:  Decree No 6.385, issued 
on 27 February 2008, published in the Federal Offi cial Journal ("Diário  Oficial da União") 
Nº 40 from 28 February 2008, section 1, page 4 (available only in Port uguese, one page).  The 
text may be downloaded from the following Internet site: 
http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarL egislacao.do?operacao =visualizar&id=18506  
6. Description of content:  The notified Decree amends article s n° 854 and 918 of the Industrial 
and Sanitary Inspection Anim al Products Regulation (RII SPOA), approved by Decree 
n° 30.691 of 29 March 1952.  It excludes the obligation to obtain visa in the sanitary 
certificate by Brazilian consular  authority in the exporting count ry.  It also adds paragraph 2 
in the article 918, stating that whether the impor ting country requires visa in Brazilian sanitary 
certificates the same procedure will be applied to  the sanitary certificates originating from this 
country.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [   ] animal health,  [   ] 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), [   ] 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 langu age(s) in which these are available:     
10. Proposed date of adoption:  28 February 2008 G/SPS/N/BRA/395 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  28 February 2008 
12. Final date for comments:  This is a trade-facilitating measure. 
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: 
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