. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/451 
9 July 2008  
 (08-3303) 
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, Livestoc k and Food Supply, National Health 
Surveillance Agency and Braz ilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural 
Resources 
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):  Plant products 
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 94, 
24 June 2008 (available in Portuguese, 11 pages) 
http://members.wto.org/crna ttachments/2008/sps/BRA/08_2037_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified document is a draft te chnical proposal released for a 
30-day public consultation period for establishment of procedures  and criteria to be adopted 
by extrapolation of the maximu m residues limits for plants w ith insufficient phytosanitary 
support and include them in the range of the su bstances registered fo r use in agriculture.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection, [  
 ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ] protect territory from other damage from pests    
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] 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:    
9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   Brazilian Official 
Journal (Diário Oficial da União) No. 122, 27 Ju ne 2008, section 1, pages 7 and 8, available 
in Portuguese; "Portaria" No. 94, 24 June 2008, issued by Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock 
and Food Supply. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined after comments period. G/SPS/N/BRA/451 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined after comments period. 
12. Final date for comments:  27 July 2008 
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: 
Secretaria de Relações Internacionais do Agronegócio - SRI 
Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento - MAPA 
Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco "D", 3º andar 70043-900 - Brasília – DF - BRAZIL Tel:  +(5561) 3218 2322/3218 2834 Fax:  +(5561) 3225 4738 E-mail:  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: 
http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarL egislacao.do?operacao =visualizar&id=18875