. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/265 
9 January 2007 
 (07-0095) 
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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):   Milk and dairy products.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries. 
5. Title, language and number of p ages of the notified document:  Normative Instruction 
Nº 68, issued on 12 December 2006,  published in the "Diário Oficial da União" (Federal 
Official Journal) Nº 239 from 14 December 2006, section 1, page 8 through 30 (available only 
in Portuguese, twenty three pages).  The text may be downloaded from the following Internet 
site: 
http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-consulta/consultarLegislaca o.do?operacao=visualizar&id=17472  
6. Description of content:  The notified regulation establishes the official methods on 
physico-chemical analysis of milk and dairy pro ducts to be used by Ministry of Agriculture, 
Livestock and Food Supply's official laboratory (LANAGRO). 
It revokes Normative Instruction Nº 22 from 14 April 2006. 
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: 
[ X ] 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:  Not specified. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  14 December 2006. G/SPS/N/BRA/265 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  14 December 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) 3218-2308/3218-2834 Telefax:  +(5561) 3225-4738 E-mail/Internet:  cgomc@agricultura.gov.br   
Web site:  www.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) 3218-2308/3218-2834 
Telefax:  +(5561) 3225-4738 E-mail/Internet:  cgomc@agricultura.gov.br  
Web site:  www.agricultura.gov.b