. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/129 
16 November 2005 
 (05-5380) 
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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Genetically modified plants 
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 8, issued on 28 September 2005, published in  the "Diário Oficial da União" (Federal 
Official Journal) on 28 Septem ber 2005, section 1 page 24 (Ava ilable only in Portuguese).  
The text may be downloaded from the following Internet site: 
http://oc4j.agricultura.gov.br/agrolegis/d o/consultaLei?op=view Textual&codigo=13353  
(Available only in Portuguese, a single page)  
6. Description of content:  According to the role of The National Biosafety Technical 
Commission (CTNBio), as described in Law Nº 11.105, issued on 24 March 2005, notified through document G/SPS/N/BRA/103, this regula tion revokes Normative Instruction Nº 31, 
issued on 12 November 2004, in which the pr ocedures for temporary permit for field 
experimentation with genetically modified plants were defined.  
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:   G/SPS/N/BRA/129 
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 9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
Normative Instruction Nº 31, issued on 12 November 2004 (F ull text is available at: 
http://oc4j.agricultura.gov.br/agrolegis/d o/consultaLei?op=view Textual&codigo=10153
) 
Law Nº 11.105, issued on 24 March 2005 (Full text is available at: 
http://www.ctnbio.gov.br/index.php? action=/content/view&cod_objeto=1296)  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  28 September 2005 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  28 September 2005 
12. Final date for comments:  Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [   ] 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: http://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: http://www.agricultura.gov.br/