. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/186 
3 July 2006 
 (06-3188) 
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):  Poultry and egg laying establishments.  
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 136, issued 
on 2 June 2006, published in the "Diário Oficial da  União" Nº 106 (Federal Official Journal) 
from 5 June 2006, section 1, pages 4, 5 and 6 (a vailable only in Portuguese, three pages).  The 
text may be downloaded from the following Internet site: 
http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarLegislaca o.do?operacao=visualizar&id=16866  
6. Description of content:  The notified regulation opens a 60-days period for public 
comments on the draft Normative Instruction th at establishes the operational procedures of 
the Brazilian National Program for Poultry Health  in respect of the Technical regulation for 
the register, inspection and control of poultry and egg laying establishments.  
7. Objective and rationale: [   ] food safety,  [ X ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other damage from pests   
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [ X ] 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 language(s) in which these are available:  Brazilian National 
Program for Poultry Health, established by "Portaria" N º 193, issued 19 September 1994  
(available only in Portuguese, a single page).  http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarLegislaca o.do?operacao=visualizar&id=2635  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Upon publication in the Official Journal  G/SPS/N/BRA/186 
Page 2  
 
  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be announced after the comment period  
12. Final date for comments:  4 August 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 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 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