. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/218 
22 September 2006 
 (06-4514) 
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):  Malus  sp. (apple trees) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   
 Trading partners 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Instrução Normativa 
(Normative Instruction) No. 28 of 31 July 2006, published in Official Journal No. 149 of 
4 August 2006, pages 14, 15 and 16, and available in Portuguese only at  
http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarLegislaca o.do?operacao=visualizar&id=17210  
6. Description of content:   The notified Normative Instruction adopts the " Requisitos 
Fitosanitarios para Malus sp. (manzano) según Pa ís de Destino y Origen, para los Estados 
Partes del MERCOSUR " (Phytosanitary requirements for Malus sp. (apple trees) according 
to country of destination and origin, for MERCOSUR States Parties), contained in the 
Annex to and forming part of this Normative Instruction. 
 Abrogation of Portaria  (Regulation) No. 643 of 30 October 1995. 
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, 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:    
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   MERCOSUR / GMC 
Resolution No. 51/05, available in Spanish online at 
http://www.mercosur.int/msweb/SM/es/N ormativa/resoluciones/2005/40a66/RES%20051-
05_manzano-ES.mht  G/SPS/N/BRA/218 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption:   4 August 2006 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   4 August 2006 
12. Final date for comments:   12 October 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 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