. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/714 
15 February 2011  
 (11-0777) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Seeds 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Canada, 
Chile, China, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lao People's Democratic Rep., Madagascar, Malta, Morocco, Mediterranean, Mexico, the Nether lands, New Zealand, Paraguay, Peru, 
Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Syria, Sweden, Chinese Taipei, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, 
Viet Nam, Zambia, Zimbabwe  
5. Title of the notified document:  Normative Instruction no 36, issued on 
30 December 2010, published in the "Diário Of icial da União" Nº 251 (Federal Official 
Journal) from 31 December 2010,  section 1, page 28 to 33  Language(s):  Portuguese  
Number of pages:  29 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2011/sps/BRA/11_0448_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified document establishes the phytosanitary requirements 
for the importation of seeds of different species, produced in several countries. 
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)    G/SPS/N/BRA/714 
Page 2  
 
  [X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)   
 ISPMs 1, 2, 5, 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:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  -   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  31 December 2010 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  31 December 2010 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  31 December 2010 
[ ] 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: