. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/393 
31 March 2008  
 (08-1397) 
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):  Organic fertilizers - simple, mixed and compounds, mineral-organic fertilizers 
and biofertilizers for agriculture 
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 42, issued 
on 5 March 2008, published in the "Diário Oficial da União" Nº 46 (Federal Offi cial Journal) 
from 7 March 2008, section 1, pages 4 to 8 (avail able only in Portuguese).  The text may be 
downloaded from the following Internet site: 
http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarL egislacao.do?operacao =visualizar&id=18505  
6. Description of content:  The notified regulation opens a 30-days period for public 
consultation on the draft normative instruction that approves the defin itions and standards on 
the specifications, guarantees, tolerances, re gistration, packaging and labelling of organic 
fertilizers - simple, mixed, compounds, mineral-organic fer tilizers and biofertilizers for 
agriculture.  
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), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] 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:  Upon publication in the Official Journal G/SPS/N/BRA/393 
Page 2  
 
  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be announced after the comment period. 
12. Final date for comments:  7 April 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, 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:  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:  cgomc@agricultura.gov.br  Website:  www.agricultura.gov.br