. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/144 
17 January 2006 
 (06-0208) 
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  
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):  Livestock and Agricultural International Surveillance.  
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 234, issued 
on 29 December 2005, published in th e "Diário Oficial da União” (Federal Offici al Journal) 
Nº. 1, from 2 January 2006, section 1 page 4 (avail able only in Portuguese).  The text may be 
downloaded from the following Internet site: http://www.agricultura.gov.br/pls/porta l/docs/PAGE/MAPA/LEGISLACAO/PUBLICACO
ES_DOU/PUBLICACOES_DOU_2006/PUBLICACOES_DOU_JANEIRO_2006/DO1_20
06_01_02-MAPA_MAPA.PDF  (available only in Portuguese, single page, nº 4).  
6. Description of content:  The notified regulation proposes a draft Normative Instruction that 
establishes the new Operative Procedure Manual of the Livestock and Agriculture International Surveillance of the Ministry of  Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply of 
Brazil, "VIGIAGRO".  
7. Objective and rationale: [ X ] food safety,  [ X ] animal health,  [ X ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ X ] protect territory from other damage from pests   
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [ X ] 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:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
The draft Normative Instruction may be downloaded from the following internet site: 
http://www.agricultura.gov.br/im ages/MAPA/docs/MANUAL_01.11.05.doc  (133 pages - 
available only in Portuguese) and http://www.agricultura.gov.br/images/MA PA/docs/ANEXOS_SUGESTAO_CGV_1.11.200
5.doc  (35 pages - available only in Portuguese)  G/SPS/N/BRA/144 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption:  For the "Portaria 234" - 2 January 2006  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  For the draft Normative Instruction - TBA  
12. Final date for comments:  31 January 2006  
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 Telephone:  +(5561) 3218-2308/3218-2834 Telefax:  +(5561) 3225-4738 E-mail/Internet:  cgomc@agricultura.gov.br
 
Web site:  www.agricultura.gov.br  
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National noti fication 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 Telephone:  +(5561) 3218-2308/3218-22834 
Telefax:  +(5561) 3225-4738 
E-mail/Internet:  cgomc@agricultura.gov.br
 
Web site:  www.agricultura.gov.br