. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/370 
13 December 2007  
 (07-5532) 
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 / Ministry of 
Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply - MAPA 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Laboratories for the diagnosis of Tran smissible Spongiform Encephalopathies 
(TSE's) in ruminants 
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:  Normative Instruction 
Nº 36, issued on 5 October 2007, published in th e "Diário Oficial da Un ião" Nº 194 (Federal 
Official Journal) from 8 Oct ober 2007, section 1, page 9 (ava ilable only in Portuguese, three 
pages).  The text may be download ed from the following Internet site: 
http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarL egislacao.do?operacao =visualizar&id=18135  
6. Description of content:  The notified regulation amends an nex I of Normative Instruction 
No 18, from 27 February 2004, on the quality requirements for the registration and the 
monitoring of laboratories for the diagnosis of  Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies in 
ruminants through Immunohistochemical technique.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [ X ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ] protect territory from other damage from pests    
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [ X ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    G/SPS/N/BRA/370 
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  9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which th ese are available:   Normative Instruction 
No 18, from 27 February 2004, establishing the quality requirements for the registration and 
the monitoring of laboratories for the diagnosis of Transmissible Spongiform 
Encephalopathies in ruminants thr ough Immunohistochemical technique: 
http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarL egislacao.do?operacao =visualizar&id=6377  
(available only in Portuguese, 11 pages) 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  8 October 2007 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  8 October 2007 
12. Final date for comments:  Not applicable.  This is a trade facilitating measure, which is in 
accordance with OIE guidelines. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] 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, Live stock 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 notifica tion 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, Live stock 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