. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/358 
12 December 2007  
 (07-5510) 
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 / Ministry of 
Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply - MAPA 
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):  Coffee seedlings (HS Code 060290) 
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:  Draft Ministerial Act 
number 114 (Portaria Nº 114), issued on 6 Nove mber 2007, published in the "Diário Oficial 
da União" Nº 214 (Federal Of ficial Journal) from 7 November 2007, section 1, page 25 
(available only in Portuguese, th ree pages).  The text may be downloaded from the following 
Internet site: 
http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarL egislacao.do?operacao =visualizar&id=18189  
6. Description of content:  Draft Technical Regulation that establishes the procedures for 
phytosanitary inspection of nurseries  for production of coffee seedlings.  
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:    
9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   - 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined after the comment period. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined after the comment period. G/SPS/N/BRA/358 
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  12. Final date for comments:  21 December 2007 
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 
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: 
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 Website:  www.agricultura.gov.br