. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/237 
23 November 2006 
 (06-5638) 
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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):   Mango - HS Code 080450  
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:  "Portaria" Nº 264, issued 
on 27 September 2006, published in the "Diário Of icial da União" Nº 199 (Federal Official 
Journal) from 17 October 2006, section 1, page s 51 to 58 (available only in Portuguese, eight 
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/PUBL ICACOES_DOU_OUTUBRO_2006/DO1_2
006_10_17-MAPA.PDF  
6. Description of content:  The notified regulation opens a 30-days period for public 
comments on the draft Normative Instruction that  establishes the systems approach for pest 
risk management of Anastrepha fratecurlus, Anastrepha oblique and Ceratitis capitata in 
mango  (Mangifera indica).  
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:  Upon publication in 
the Official Journal. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be announced after the comment period. G/SPS/N/BRA/237 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:   
12. Final date for comments:  15  November 2006 
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/Internet:  cgomc@agricultura.gov.br  
Website:  http://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 
Tel:  +(5561) 3218-2308/3218-2834 
Fax:  +(5561) 3225-4738 E-mail/Internet:  cgomc@agricultura.gov.br  
Website:  http://www.agricultura.gov.br/