. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/268 
17 January 2007 
 (07-0220) 
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:  Secretariat of Animal and Plant Health – SDA / 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):   Papaya - HS Code 0807.20.00.  
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:  "Portaria" Nº 348, issued 
on 27 December 2006, published in the "Diário Of icial da União" Nº 1 (Federal Official 
Journal) from 2 January 2007, section 1, pa ge 5 and Nº 3 from 4 January 2007, section 1, 
pages 25 to 31 (available only in Portuguese).   The text may be downloaded from the 
following Internet site: 
http://www.agricultura.gov.br/pls/porta l/docs/PAGE/MAPA/LEGISLACAO/PUBLICACO
ES_DOU/PUBLICACOES_DOU_2007/PUBLICACOES_DOU_JANEIRO_2007/DO1_2007_01_02-MAPA.PDF  
http://www.agricultura.gov.br/pls/porta l/docs/PAGE/MAPA/LEGISLACAO/PUBLICACO
ES_DOU/PUBLICACOES_DOU_2007/PUBLICACOES_DOU_JANEIRO_2007/DO1_20
07_01_04-MAPA.PDF  
6. Description of content:  The notified regulation opens a 45-days period for public 
comments on the draft Normative Instruction that  establishes the systems approach for pest 
risk management of  Ceratitis capitata and Anastrepha fratecurlus  in papaya  (Carica 
papaya).  
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:  ISPM No. 1,  ISPM No. 14. G/SPS/N/BRA/268 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Not specified. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be announced after the comment period. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon publication in th e Official Journal.  
12. Final date for comments:  22 February 2007. 
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:  http://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:  http://www.agricultura.gov.br/