. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/375 
14 December 2007  
 (07-5571) 
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, Li vestock 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):  Rice ( Oryza sativa L.) – HS code 1006 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  All 
trading partners 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft Technical 
Regulation on the Identity and Quality of Rice. (24 pages, available only in Portuguese). 
The text may be downloaded from the following Internet site: http://www.agricultura.gov.br/pls/portal/ docs/PAGE/MAPA/PRINCIPAL/DESTAQUES/PR
OJETO_REGULAMENTO_TECNICO/PROJETO%20DE%20REGULAMENTO%20T%C
9CNICO%20DE%20IDENTIDADE%20 E%20QUALIDADE%20D%85_0.PDF      
6. Description of content:  The notified regulation lays down quality and identity requirements 
for rice.  
This regulation will also be notified under the TBT Agreement. 
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:  To be determined, after the commend period. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined, after the commend period. G/SPS/N/BRA/375 
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  12. Final date for comments:  31 January 2008 
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, Li vestock 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:  http://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, Li vestock 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:  http://www.agricultura.gov.br