. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/206 
22 September 2006 
 (06-4522) 
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):  Blueberry ( Vaccinnium ashei and Vaccinnium corymbosum ) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable:  
Uruguay  
5. Title, language and number of p ages of the notified document:  Normative Instruction 
Nº 43, issued on 15 August 2006, published in the "D iário Oficial da União"  (Federal Official 
Journal) Nº 158 from 17 August 2006, section 1 pa ge 3.  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_2006/PUBLICACOES_DOU_AGOSTO_2006/DO1_2006_08_17-MAPA.PDF  (Available in Portuguese, a single page).  
6. Description of content:  The notified regulation approves the Phytosanitary requirements for 
the import of in vitro  seedling of blueberry ( Vaccinnium ashei and Vaccinnium corymbosum ), 
produced in Uruguay.  
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:  This regulation is in accordance with ISPM 6, 
ISPM 11 and ISPM 12 guidelines.  
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Not specified  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  17 August 2006  G/SPS/N/BRA/206 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  17 August 2006  
12. Final date for comments:  Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [   ] 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 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/