. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/269 
17 January 2007 
 (07-0221) 
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:  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):  Seeds, cuttings and pl ant propagation material 
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:  Instrução Normativa  
(Normative Instruction) No. 50 of 29 December 2006, published in Section I, pages 18 to 24, 
of Diário Oficial da União  (Official Journal) No. 3 of 4 January 2007 (7 pages, 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_2007/PUBLICACOES_DOU_JANEIRO_2007/DO1_2
007_01_04-MAPA.PDF  
6. Description of content:   The notified Normative Instruction approves  the import-export 
regulations for seeds,  cuttings and plant propagation material. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [ X ] plant protection,  
[   ] 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),  [ X ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   International Standards for Phytosanitary 
Measures (ISPM) Nos. 1 and 20. 
9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   Not indicated 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   4 January 2007 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   4 January 2007 G/SPS/N/BRA/269 
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  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: 
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 notification 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