. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/394 
31 March 2008  
 (08-1408) 
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 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Fishery 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:  Resolution No 1, issued 
on 7 March 2008, published in the Federal Official Journal ("Diár io Oficial da União") Nº 48 
from 11 March 2008, section 1, pa ge 5 (available only in Port uguese, one page).  The text 
may be downloaded from the following Internet site: 
http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarL egislacao.do?operacao =visualizar&id=18507  
6. Description of content:  The notified Resolution adopts the expression:  "Cultivated fish: 
colour results of the colorant used in animal feed" in all labels applied in fishery products 
originating from aquaculture whose coloration of meat has been obtained by colour-added animal feed.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] 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:  
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    
9. Relevant documents and langu age(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption:  11 March 2008 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  150 days after adoption G/SPS/N/BRA/394 
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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, Live stock 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/Internet:  cgomc@agricultura.gov.br  
Web site:  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: 
Secretariat of Agribusiness International Relations – SRI 
Ministry of Agriculture, Live stock 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/Internet:  cgomc@agricultura.gov.br Web site:  www.agricultura.gov.br