. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/312 
27 April 2007 
 (07-1755) 
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:  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):   Grape ( Vitis spp.), Cherry ( Prunus avium ), Peach ( Prunus persica ), Pear 
(Pyrus communis ), Apple ( Malus domestica ), Nectarine ( Prunus persica var. nucipersica ), 
Strawberry ( Fragaria spp.), Apricot ( Prunus armeniaca ) and Plum ( Prunus domestica ) 
fresh fruits  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  US 
west coast states of Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho and Arizona 
5. Title, language and number of p ages of the notified document:  Normative Instruction 
Nº 7, issued on 3 April 2007, published in the "Diário Oficial da União" (Federal Official 
Journal) Nº 65 on 4 April 2007, section 1 page  6.  The text may be downloaded from the 
following Internet site: 
http://www.agricultura.gov.br/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/MAPA/LEGISLACAO/PUBLIC
ACOES_DOU/PUBLICACOES_DOU_200 7/PUBLICACOES_DOU_ABRIL_2007/D
O1_2007_04_04-MAPA.PDF  
(available only in Portuguese, 1 page) 
6. Description of content:  The notified regulation includes the International Airport of 
Recife/Guararapes – Gilberto Freyre and the ports of Recife and Suape, in the state of 
Pernambuco, as points of entry where the above  mentioned fruits originating from US west 
coast states of Washington, Oregon, Californi a, Idaho and Arizona can enter the Brazilian 
territory. 
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), [ X ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  This regulation is in accordance with ISPM 6, 
ISPM 11 and ISPM 12 guidelines. G/SPS/N/BRA/312 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Not specified. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  4 April 2007 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  4 April 2007 
12. Final date for comments:  Not applicable, as this is a trade-facilitating measure. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [   ] 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 
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, 
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 Tel:  +(5561) 3218-2308/3218-2834 Fax:  +(5561) 3225-4738 
E-mail:  cgomc@agricultura.gov.br  
Website:  http://www.agricultura.gov.br/