. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/611 
18 January 2010  
 (10-0209) 
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):  Allium cepa  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  MERCOSUR  
5. Title of the notified document:  Normative Instruction nº 74, issued on 
28 December 2009, published in the "Diário Of icial da União" Nº 248 (Federal Official 
Journal) of 29 December 2009, section 1, page 13  Language:  Portuguese  Number of 
pages:  1 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2010/sps/BRA/10_0196_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified regulation adopts the phytosanitary requirements for 
Allium cepa  according to country of destination and origin from MERCOSUR. 
It revokes Normative Instruction MAPA n° 13, 22 May 2007. 
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, 5, 
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[ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/BRA/611 
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   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:   
Resolution GMC Nº 08/09 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  28 December 2009 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  29 December 2009 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  29 December 2009 
[ ] 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:    
http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarLegislaca o.do?operacao=visualizar&id=21393