. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/460 
13 August 2008  
 (08-3839) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   BRAZIL
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:   National Plant Protection Organiza tion: Department of Plant Health-
DSV, Secretariat of Agricultural Protection-SDA, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply 
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):  Raw cashew nuts Anacardium occidentale  (HS Code 08013) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  
Nigeria  
5. Title, language and number of p ages of the notified document:  Official Letter 
Nº 267/2008/DSV/SDA/MAPA (available in English, 1 page) 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2008/sps/BRA/08_2451_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Emergency suspension of the entry into Brazil of raw cashew 
nuts from Nigeria. 
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  This emergency 
measure was taken following the detection of live insects, soil and debris on all 
consignments already inspected, even t hough accompanied by fumigation certificates. 
Liposcelis, Lasioderma serricorne, Ahasveru s advena, Laemophloeus ferrugineus, 
Tribolium castaneum, Cadra cautella, Fannia canicularis  were found in the consignments. 
9. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [ X ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the 
appropriate reference and briefly identify deviations:  International Standards for 
Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) Nos. 1, 2, 11, 13 and 23. G/SPS/N/BRA/460 
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  10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
- Department of Plant Health/Secretariat of Agricultural Protection (DSV/SDA) Oficio 
Notificação DSV N° 307/2008 of 15  July 2008; 
- Department of Plant Health/Secretariat of Agricultural Protection (DSV/SDA) Oficio 
Notificação DSV N° 306/2008 of 15 July 2008; 
- Instrução Normativa (Normative Instruction)  No. 6 of the Ministry of Agriculture, 
Livestock and Food Supply of 16 May 2005, notified in document G/SPS/N/BRA/95/Add.1 of 23 June 2005, "Establishing risk analysis requirements for vegetables, plants and parts and by-products  thereof imported into Brazil".  The full 
text is available at: 
http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarLegislaca o.do?operacao=visualizar&id=12006  
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  Entry into force on 
16 July 2008 
12. 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  Tel:  +(5561) 3218 2308/3218 2834 
 Fax:  +(5561) 3225 4738 
 E-mail:  cgomc@agricultura.gov.br   Website:  www.agricultura.gov.br 
13. Texts available from: [   ] National notifica tion authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: