. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/264 
9 January 2007 
 (07-0099) 
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, 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):   Beverages, spirits and acetic fermentations.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries. 
5. Title, language and number of p ages of the notified document:  Normative Instruction 
Nº 44, issued on 18 December 2006,  published in the "Diário Oficial da União" (Federal 
Official Journal) Nº 242 from 19 December 2006,  section 1, page 10 (available only in 
Portuguese, a single page).  The text may be downloaded from the following Internet site: 
http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarLegislaca o.do?operacao=visualizar&id=17486  
6. Description of content:  The notified regulation approves sampling methods for imported 
beverages, spirits and acetic  fermentations as referred to in Decree number 2314 from 
4 September 1997. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ X ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other damage from pests   
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] 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:  Decree number 2314 
from 4 September 1997, which laid down classifi cation, register, inspection, production and 
standardization of beverages and spirits can be obtained from the following internet site:  
http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-consulta/consultarL egislacao.do?operacao =visualizar&id=1010  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  19 December 2006. G/SPS/N/BRA/264 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  19 December 2006.  
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, 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  
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.b