. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/154 
23 March 2006 
 (06-1306) 
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 Hea lth – 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):  National Plan for Prevention and Control of Newcastle Disease and for 
Prevention of Avian Influenza  
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:  “Portaria” Nº 48, issued 
on 17 February 2006, published in the "Diário Ofic ial da União" (Federal Official Gazette) 
Nº 37, from 21 February 2006, section 1 pages 6 and 7 (Available in Portuguese).  The text 
may be downloaded from the following Internet site: 
http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/consultasis legis/do/consultaLei?op =viewTextual&codigo=1
6353  
6. Description of content:  The notified regulation opens a 30-day period for public comment 
on the Draft Normative Instruction that approves the National Plan for Prevention and Control of Newcastle Disease and for Prevention of Avian Influenza.  
7. Objective and rationale: [   ] food safety,  [ X ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] 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,  [ X ] 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 available  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  21 February 2006 (For “Portaria” Nº 40)  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To Be Announced (For the Draft Normative Instruction)  G/SPS/N/BRA/154 
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  12. Final date for comments:  22 March 2006  
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
 or pnsa@agricultura  
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.br