. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/106 
6 June 2005 
 (05-2304) 
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 
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):  Any animal, plant, its products and by-products. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Normative Instruction Nº 
4, issued on 16 March 2005, published in the "D iário Oficial da União" (Federal Official 
Journal) Nº. 54, from 21 March 2005, section 1 pa ge 25 (available only in Portuguese).  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_2005/PUBLICACOES_DOU_MARCO_2005/DO1_20
05_03_21-MAPA_MAPA.PDF (available only in Portuguese, single page, nº 25). 
6. Description of content:  The import or export of any animal, plant, its products and by-
products, as well as of all raw products used in livestock and agriculture, when regulated or 
capable of propagating diseases or pests, are s ubject to the System of Inspection of the 
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock a nd Food Supply of Brazil, "VIGIAGRO". 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [ X ] plant protection, 
[ X ] 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), [   ] 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:  Not available 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   21 March 2005 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   21 March 2005 G/SPS/N/BRA/106 
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 12. Final date for comments:  Not established 
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) 225-2308/218-22834 Telefax:  +(5561) 225-4738 
E-mail/Internet:  cgomc@agricultura.gov.br
 
Web site:  www.agricultura.gov.br 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on 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) 225-2308/218-22834 
Telefax:  +(5561) 225-4738 E-mail/Internet:  cgomc@agricultura.gov.br
 
Web site:  www.agricultura.gov.br