. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/419 
22 May 2008 
 (08-2380) 
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 should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Tobacco leaf ( Nicotiana tabacum ) (International Classification for Standards 
(ICS) code 2401.10.20)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  China  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Instrução Normativa  
(Normative Instruction) No. 15 of 7 May 2008 (2 pages, only in Portuguese). 
The text can be downloaded at: 
 
http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarLegislaca o.do?operacao=visualizar&id=18606  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2008/sps/BRA/08_1473_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified Normative Instruction adopts the phytosanitary 
requirements for the importation into Brazil of tobacco leaf ( Nicotiana tabacum ) produced 
in China. 
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  G/SPS/N/BRA/419 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  Diário Oficial da 
União  (Official Journal) No. 87 of 8 May 2008, Section 1, page 6, Instrução Normativa  
(Normative Instruction) No. 15 of 7 May 2008, published by the Secretariat of Agricultural Protection, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply.  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  8 May 2008  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  8 May 2008  
12. Final date for comments:  Not applicable.  The requirements have been adopted after 
consultation with the Chinese National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO). 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [    ] National notification 
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or add ress, 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) 3218-2322 / 3218-2834 
Fax: +(5561) 3225-4738 E-mail: 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:  
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) 3218-2322 / 3218-2834 Fax: +(5561) 3225-4738 E-mail: cgomc@agricultura.gov.br 
Web site: www.agricultura.gov.br