. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/397 
7 April 2008 
 (08-1545) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  BRAZIL
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:  National Plant Protection Organization:  Departamento de Sanidade 
Vegetal , DSV (Department of Plant Health)/ Secretaria de Defesa Agropecuária , SDA 
(Secretariat of Agri cultural Protection)/ Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento , 
MAPA (Ministry of Agricultu re, Livestock and Food Supply)  
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):  Chilean false red mite ( Brevipalpus chilensis ) host fruit (HS Section 2, 
Chapter 8):  Plums ( Prunus domestica ), almonds in shell ( Prunus  amygdalus ), California 
blackberries ( Rubus ursinus ), wild cherries ( Prunus avium ), custard apples ( Annona 
cherimola ), apricots ( Prunus armeniaca ), figs ( Ficus carica ), raspberries ( Rubus idaeus ), 
currants and gooseberries ( Ribes spp), kiwi fruit ( Actinidia deliciosa ), apples ( Malus 
domestica ), quince ( Cydonia oblonga ), nectarines ( Prunus persica  var. nucipersica ), pears 
(Pyrus communis ), peaches ( Prunus persica ), plumcots ( Prunus domestica  x Prunus 
armeniaca ) and grapes ( Vitis vinifera ) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
Chile  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Memorando 
DSV/SDA 188/2008 por el que se suspende, en ca rácter de emergencia, el ingreso de frutos 
hospederos del ácaro Brevipalpus ch ilensis, provenientes de Chile   (Department of Plant 
Health/Secretariat of Agricultural Protection (DSV/SDA) Memorandum No. 188/2008: Emergency suspension of the entr y of Chilean false red mite ( Brevipalpus chilensis ) host 
fruit from Chile) (1 page, in Portuguese).  
6. Description of content:  Emergency suspension of the entry of Chilean false red mite 
(Brevipalpus chilensis ) host fruit from Chile, following the de tection of this quarantine pest 
absent from Brazil (A1) in shipments of grapes ( Vitis vinifera ) and peaches ( Prunus 
persica ) from Chile.  
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 G/SPS/N/BRA/397 
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  8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reasons for urgent action:  This emergency 
measure was taken following the detection of Brevipalpus chilensis , a quarantine pest 
absent from Brazil (A1), in a number of grape a nd peach shipments in order to prevent the 
introduction and establishment of th is pest in Brazilian territory.  
9. 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:  International Standards for Phytosanitary 
Measures (ISPM) Nos. 1 and 13  
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
• Department of Plant Health/Secretariat of Agricultural Protection (DSV/SDA) 
Memorandum No. 188/2008 of 27 March 2008; 
• Instrução Normativa  (Normative Instruction) No. 6 of the Ministry of Agriculture, 
Livestock and Food Supply of 16 May 2005, notified in document 
G/SPS/N/BRA/95/Add.1 of 23 June 2005, "Est ablishing risk analysis requirements for 
vegetables, plants and parts and by-products  thereof imported into Brazil".  The full 
text is available at: 
 http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarLegislaca o.do?operacao=visualizar&id=12006 ; 
• Normative Instruction No. 34 of the Ministry  of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply 
of 18 July 2007, notified in document G/SPS/N/BRA/32/Add.1 of 8 August 2007, "Emergency amendment to the phytosanitary requirements for the importation into Brazil of grapes ( Vitis vinifera ) (Category 3, class 4) produced in Chile".  The full text 
is available at: 
 http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarLegislaca o.do?operacao=visualizar&id=17974 ; 
• Normative Instruction No. 35 of the Ministry  of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply 
of 18 July 2007, notified in docum ent G/SPS/N/BRA/345 of 8 August 2007, 
"Emergency amendment to the phytosanitary requirements for the importation into 
Brazil of kiwi fruit ( Actinidia  deliciosa ) (Category 3, class 4) produced in Chile".  The 
full text is available at: 
 http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegi s-consulta/consultarLegislacao.do?operacao  
=visualizar&id=17975 . 
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  Entry into force on 
27 March 2008  
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority,  [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
13. Texts available from:  [    ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: