. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/179 
29 May 2006 
 (06-2552) 
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):  Xanthomonas campestris pv. viticola (bacteriae) susceptible varietals.  
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 9, issued on 20 April 2006, published in the "Diário Oficial da União" Nº 79 (Federal 
Official Journal) from 26 Apr il 2006, section 1, pages 1 and 2 (available only in Portuguese, 
two pages).  The text may be download ed 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_ABRIL_2006/DO1_2006
_04_26-MAPA_MAPA.PDF  
6. Description of content:  The notified regulation graduates varietal susceptibility to the 
bacteriae Xanthomonas campestris pv. viticola and adopts phytosanitary requirements for 
seedling and measures for prevention, control and eradication of this pest.  
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. 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:   
ISPM Nº 14  
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Not specified  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  26 April 2006  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  26 April 2006  G/SPS/N/BRA/179 
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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:  www.agricultura.gov.br  
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National noti fication 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:  www.agricultura.gov.br