. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/432 
4 June 2008 
 (08-2600) 
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):  Wine and products of grapes and wine (International Classification for 
Standards (ICS) code 22.04)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affect ed, to the extent relevant or practicable:
 
 Trading partners  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Portaria  (Ministerial 
Act) No. 69 of 2 May 2008 ( 26 pages, in Portuguese only). 
The text can be downloaded in Portuguese at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2008/sps/BRA/08_1557_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  30-day public consultation to approve the draft Normative 
Instruction on the rules, requirements a nd procedures governing the registration of 
establishments, wines and products of grapes and wine and the issue of registration certificates. 
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: 
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] 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: G/SPS/N/BRA/432 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  Diário Oficial da 
União  (Official Journal) No. 95, of 20 May 2008, Section 1, pages 10 to 15, Ministerial 
Act No. 69, of 2 May 2008, of the Secretariat of Agricultural Protection (SDA), Ministry of 
Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA)  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Date of publication in the Official Journal  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined after the comment period  
12. Final date for comments:  20 June 2008  
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, [    ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarLegislaca o.do?operacao=visualizar&id=18650