. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/378 
2 January 2008  
 (08-0018) 
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:  Ministry of Agriculture, Li vestock and Food Supply - MAPA 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Phytosanitary certificates 
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:  Normative Instruction 
Nº 55, issued on 4 December 2007, published in  the "Diário Oficial da União" Nº 234 
(Federal Offici al Journal) from 6 December 2007, sec tion 1, page 7 (available only in 
Portuguese, five pages).  The text may be downloaded from the following Internet site: 
http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarL egislacao.do?operacao =visualizar&id=18263  
6. Description of content:  The notified regulation approves the regulations governing the use 
of Phytosanitary Certificates of Origin within the national territory.  
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 id entify deviations:  These regulations are in  consonance with the 
International Standards on Phytosanitary Measures  ISPMs 4, 7, 10, 12, 14, 16, 20, 21 and 22 
of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC). 
9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   - 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  6 December 2007 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  After the entry into force of this regulation, Normative 
Instruction Nº 38 from 17 November 2006 (notified as G/SPS/N/BRA/251, dated 
18 December 2006) shall be revoked. G/SPS/N/BRA/378 
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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: 
Secretariat of Agribusiness International Relations - SRI 
Ministry of Agriculture, Live stock 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
 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notifica tion 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, Live stock 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