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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/76/Rev.1 
23 April 2010 
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Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Revision  
 
1. Notifying Member:  BRAZIL  
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Secretariat of Animal and Plant Health – Ministry of Agriculture, 
Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Garlic bulbs ( Allium sativum ) (HS Code 070320) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  China  
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft of Normative Instruction. Brazilian phytosanitary 
requirements for import of garlic bulbs  from the People's Republic of China  Language:  
Portuguese and English  Number of pages:  2 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2010/sps/BRA/10_1626_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2010/sps/BRA/10_1626_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  As a result of a Pest Risk Analysis, the notified draft alters the 
phytosanitary import requirements for garlic bulbs ( Allium sativum ) produced in the 
People's Republic of China.  It revokes "Instrução Normativa SDA N° 6" issued 
24 January 2003 and notified throu gh G/SPS/N/BRA/76, 14 April 2003. 
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. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  ISPMs N° 1, 
N° 2, N° 11  G/SPS/N/BRA/76/Rev.1 
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  [ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:      
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Date of publication in the Official Journal. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined after the comment period. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  22 June 2010. 
This proposal has been notified straight to the National Plant Protection Organization of the 
People's Republic of China. 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  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.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: