. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/245 
28 November 2006 
 (06-5711) 
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:  Secretaria de Defesa Agropecuária , SDA (Secretariat of Agricultural 
Health Protection) / 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):  Agricultural health protection education  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
 
 Trading partners 
5. Title, language and number of p ages of the notified document:  Portaria  (Regulation) 
No. 271 of 3 October 2006, published in Official Journal No. 191 of 4 October 2006, pages 
29 and 30 (available only in Portuguese). 
The text can be downloaded at: 
http://www.agricultura.gov.br/pls/porta l/docs/PAGE/MAPA/LEGISLACAO/PUBLICACO
ES_DOU/PUBLICACOES_DOU_2006/PUBL ICACOES_DOU_OUTUBRO_2006/DO1_
2006_10_04-MAPA.PDF  
6. Description of content:   The notified text submits for public consultation the draft Instrução 
Normativa (Normative Instruction) creating the Programa Nacional de Educação Sanitária 
em Defesa Agropecuária  (National education programme on agricultural health protection). 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] 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, [   ] 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 entry into force:   4 October 2006 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined G/SPS/N/BRA/245 
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  12. Final date for comments:   10 December 2006 
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