. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/717 
23 February 2011  
 (11-0932) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Melon HS Code 080710 ( Cucumis melo ), watermelon HS Code 080711 
(Citrullus lanatus ), pumpkin HS Code 070990 ( Cucurbita  spp.) and cucumber HS Code 
070700 ( Cucumis sativus ) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Nº 1, issued on 4 February 2011, published in the "Diário 
Oficial da União" (Federal Official Journal) from 7 February 2011, section 1  Language(s):  
Portuguese  Number of pages:  1 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2011/sps/BRA/11_0573_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified regulation recognizes the systems approach for pest 
risk management of Anastrepha grandis implemented in two municipalities of the State of 
Rio Grande do Norte. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  ISPM 14  
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/BRA/717 
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   If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  Normative 
Instruction Nº 16, issued on 5 March 2006, pu blished in the "Diário Oficial da União" 
Nº 71 (Federal Official Journal) from 12 April 2006, notified as document G/SPS/N/BRA/178 in 29 May 2006, established, for the purpose of issue of phytosanitary 
certificates with additional declaration, a syst ems approach as a pest risk management for 
Anastrepha grandis Macquart in melons ( Cucumis melo L.), watermelons ( Citrullus lanatus 
Thunb.), pumpkins ( Cucurbita spp.) and cucumbers ( Cucumis sativus L.) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  7 February 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  7 February 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  7 February 2011 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  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:  cgomc@agricultura.gov.br Website:  http://www.agricultura.gov.br/
 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: