. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/BRA/360 
4 February 2010  
 (10-0597) 
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 governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Li vestock and Food Supply – MAPA 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
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 Website: http://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):  Technical regulation to set 
the standard official classification of papaya. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Ministerial Act Nº 4, 22 
January 2010 (Normative - 1 page; annex I - 8 page s; annex II -1 page; and annex III - 1 page 
in Portuguese). Draft Technical Regulation Nº 249, 29 July 2009. 
6. Description of content:  Technical Regulation to set the standard official classification of 
papaya, considering their requirements for identity and quality, sampling, mode of 
presentation and marking or labelling, in aspe cts related to the clas sification of the product.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Consumer protection.  
8. Relevant documents:   (1) Brazilian Official Journal (D iário Oficial da União), section 1, 
page 3, 25 January 2010, (2) Ministerial Act number 4, 22 January 2010 (Instrução Normativa 
Nº 4, de 22 de Janeiro de 2010), issued by Mi nistry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food 
Supply; (3) Brazilian Official Journal (Diá rio Oficial da União); (4) Not stated.   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
 Proposed date of entry into force:    Upon publication in the Official Journal (25 of 
January, 2010). After the period of 90 days from the date of 
publication. G/TBT/N/BRA/360 
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  10. Final date for comments:  Not applicable. 
11. Text available from: National enquiry po int [ X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addres ses, if available of the 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 
Telephone: +(5561) 3218-2968, 3218-2834 Telefax: +(5561) 3225-4738 E-mail/Internet: cgomc@agricultura.gov.br Web site: http://www.agricultura.gov.br/
 
The full text of the pr oposed technical regulation can be directly accessed th rough the link: 
http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarL egislacao.do?operacao =visualizar&id=21462