MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK AND FOOD SUPPLY 
SECRETARIAT OF ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AND INSPECTI ON 
 
NORMATIVE INSTRUCTION Nº       , OF 
 
THE SECRETARY OF ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AND INSPEC TION OF THE 
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK AND FOOD SUPPLY,  based in his attribution 
given by the Art. 42, annex I, from Decree 5.351, o f 21 January 2005, and according to 
the provisions of the Decree 885, of 31 August 2005 , that approves the text of the 
International Plant Protection Convention - IPPC, i n the Decree 5759, of 17 April 2006, in 
the text of Chapters I and II of Plant Health Regul ation, approved by Decree 24.114, of 
12 April 1934, in Art. 2 of Edict 127, of 15 April 1997, the Decree 1.355, of 30 December 
1994, that approves the Final Minute of the Uruguay  Round of Multilateral Commercial 
Negotiations, concerning the Agreement on the Appli cation of Sanitary and Phytosanitary 
Measures – SPS Agreement, in the Normative Instruct ion 23, of 2 August 2004, the 
Normative Instruction 6, of 16 May 2005, and also c onsidering the Pest Risk Analysis 
related to Processes 21000.012574/2006-02, decides:  
 
Art. 1  - Approve the phytosanitary requirements for impor tation of physic nut 
seeds (Jatropha curcas ) (Category 4, Class 3) produced in China. 
Single Paragraph – The physic nut seeds must be fre e from the pericarp 
(capsules). 
 
Art. 2  – The physic nut seeds mentioned in Art. 1, must b e free from leaves, fruit 
parts and soil particles and must be packed in pape r or plastic bags. 
 
Art. 3  - The consignment of physic nut seeds specified in  Art. 1 must be 
accompanied by Phytosanitary Certificate – PC, issu ed by the National Plant Protection 
Organization – NPPO of China, with the following Ad ditional Declarations – AD: 
 
I - AD15 - The consignment of physic nut seeds is free from the fungus 
Podosphaera fusca,  according to the results of official laboratory an alysis.  
 
Art. 4  - The consignment of physic nut seeds specified in  Art. 1 shall be inspected 
at the point of entry (Phytosanitary Inspection – P I), and shall be subject to sampling for 
phytosanitary analysis by official laboratory, or q uarantine analysis by plant quarantine 
station, both (laboratory and quarantine station) a ccredited by the NPPO of Brazil. 
§ 1  - In case of sampling, all costs associated with t ransport and testing 
will be undertaken at the expense of the interested  party. 
§ 2  - After sampling, the remaining material of the co nsignment will be 
retained by the interested party, and shall be neit her planted nor commercialized until 
the conclusion of the analysis. 
 
Art. 5  - In case of detecting any pest in the importing c onsignment cited in the 
Art. 1, the procedures given in Articles 10 and 11 of the Plant Health Regulation, of 12 
April 1934, shall be adopted. 
 
Single Paragraph  - If quarantine pests are intercepted on the 
consignment, the NPPO of the country of origin will  be notified, and the NPPO of Brazil 
may suspend importation until the conclusion of the  Pest Risk Analysis review. 
 
Art. 6  - The NPPO of China shall communicate to the NPPO of Brazil regarding any 
change in phytosanitary situation in production are as of physic nut seeds to be exported 
to Brazil. 
 
Art. 7  - This Normative Instruction shall take effect on the date of its publication. 
 
 
INÁCIO AFONSO KROETZ