. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/386 
15 February 2008 
 (08-0687) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   BRAZIL
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:  Secretaria de Defesa Agropecuária , SDA (Secretariat of Agricultural 
Protection) / Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento , MAPA (Ministry of 
Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers sh ould be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Pinus taeda  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Argentina  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Instrução Normativa 
(Normative Instruction) No. 1 of the Secretariat of Agricultural Protection, of 30 January 2008, published in Diário Oficial da União  (Official Journal) No. 22 of 31 January 2008, page 12 
(available only in Portuguese). 
The text can be downloaded at: 
http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarLegislaca o.do?operacao=visualizar&id=18429  
6. Description of content:  The notified Normative Instruction establishes phytosanitary 
requirements for the importation into Brazil of Pinus taeda wood chips produced in Argentina. 
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:  International Standards for Phytosanitary 
Measures (ISPM) Nos. 1, 2 and 11 
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  31 January 2008 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  31 January 2008 G/SPS/N/BRA/386 
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  12. Final date for comments:  Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to handle commen ts:  [   ] 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 
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