. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/126 
16 November 2005 
 (05-5369) 
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:  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):  Pesticides containing aluminium phosphide 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries 
5. Title, language and number of p ages of the notified document:  Portaria Nº 388, issued 
on 22 September 2005, published in the "Diário Of icial da União" Nº 184 (Federal Official 
Journal) from 23 September 2005, section 1, page  336 (Available only in Portuguese, a single 
page). The text may be downloaded  from the following Internet site: 
http://oc4j.agricultura.gov.br/agrolegis/d o/consultaLei?op=vi ewTextual&codigo=1325  
6. Description of content:  The notified regulation approves an emergency exemption for the 
use of pesticides containing aluminium phosphide in soybeans.  
7. Objective and rationale: [   ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [ X ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests   
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption:  23 September 2005 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  This regulation shall be va lid during a 18-month period 
after its publication in the Official Journal.  G/SPS/N/BRA/126 
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 12. Final date for comments:  Not applicable 
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/