. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/198 
29 August 2006 
 (06-4094) 
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):  Animals of the bovine and bubaline species.  
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:  Normative Instruction 
Nº 17, issued on 13 July 2006, published in th e "Diário Oficial da União" Nº 134 (Federal 
Official Journal) from 14 July 2006, section 1, pages 23 to 37 (available only in Portugese, 15 
pages).   
6. Description of content:  The notified regulation sets out operational procedures for the 
traceability system of the bovine and bubaline pr oduction chain.  This regulation applies to all 
stages of the production, processing and distribution chain.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ X ] food safety,  [ X ] animal health,  [   ] 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:  Not stated. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  11 September 2006  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  11 September 2006  G/SPS/N/BRA/198 
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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 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/   
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_JULHO_2006/DO1_2006_07_14-MAPA_MAPA.PDF