. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/BRA/277 
7 May 2008 
 (08-2169) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   BRAZIL
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Secretariat of Animal and Plant Health – SDA / Ministry of 
Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply – MAPA 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:    
National Institute of Metrology, Standa rdization and Industrial Quality-INMETRO 
 
Telephone: +(55) 21 2563.2821 
Telefax: +(55) 21 2502.6542 Email:  barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br Web-site: www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:         
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   HS Code:  22.06 - Other 
fermented beverages (for example, cider, perr y, mead); mixtures of fermented beverages 
and mixtures of fermented beverages and non-al coholic beverages, not elsewhere specified 
or included. 
5. Title, number of pages and langu age(s) of the notified document:   Act Nº 64, 
24 April  2008 (21 pages, in Portuguese). 
6. Description of content:   The notified regulation opens a 60-day period for public 
consultation on the draft normative instruction that approves the technical regulations for 
identification and quality standards of Other fe rmented beverages (for example, cider, perry, 
mead); mixtures of fermented beverages a nd mixtures of fermen ted beverages and non-
alcoholic beverages, not elsewhere specified or included. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Human health . 
8. Relevant documents:   Brazilian Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União), No. 78, 
24 March 2008; Section 1, page 9, issued by Secretariat of Animal and Plant Health, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply. G/TBT/N/BRA/277 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    Upon publication in the Official Journal
To be announced after the comment period 
10. Final date for comments:   24 June 2008 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the 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 2968 Telefax:  +(5561) 3225 4738 E-mail/Internet:  cgomc@agricultura.gov.br
 
Web site:  www.agricultura.gov.br   
The full text of the pr oposed technical regulation can be di rectly accessed thr ough the link:  
http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarLegislaca o.do?operacao=visualizar&id=18589