. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/731 
13 April 2011  
 (11-1864) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Sweet  cherry ( Prunus avium ) (HS Code 080922) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay  
5. Title of the notified document:  Normative Instruction nº 12, issued on 12 March 2011, 
published in the "Diário Oficial da União" (F ederal Official Journal) from 14 March 2011, 
Section 1  Language(s):  Portuguese  Number of pages:  6 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2011/sps/BRA/11_1068_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified regulation adopts the phytosanitary requirements for 
sweet cherry ( Prunus avium ) according to country of d estination and origin from 
MERCOSUR. 
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. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  ISPMs N° 1, 
N° 2 and N° 11  
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    G/SPS/N/BRA/731 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   
Resolution GMC n° 09/2010. It can be downl oaded form the following internet site: 
"http://200.40.51.218/SAM%5CGestDoc%5Cpubweb.nsf/9670CD2A268DBF6703257871
00310B22/$File/RES_009-
2010_ES_Sub%20standard%203.7.43%20prunus%20avium.pdf "   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  14 March 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  14 March 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  14 March 2011 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  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 Tel:  +(5561) 3218 2308/3218 2834 Fax:  +(5561) 3225 4738 
E-mail:  cgomc@agricultura.gov.br  
Website:  http://www.agricultura.gov.br
 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: