. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/467 
19 September 2008  
 (08-4397) 
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, Li vestock 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):  Horses (HS Code:  0101) 
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 n° 
45, 14 August 2008  (available only in Portuguese,  7 pages) 
6. Description of content:  The notified document approves the zoo sanitary requirements for 
importation by Brazil (temporary, permanent or for reproduction purpose) of horses that will 
participate in the XXIX Olympi c Games in Hong Kong and its zoo sanitary certificate form.  
This Normative Instruction will be valid until 31 October 2008. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [ X ] 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:  
[   ] 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:    
9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   Brazilian Official 
Journal (Diário Oficial da União), N° 157, 15 August 2008, section 1, pages 2-4, Normative 
Instruction n° 45, 14 August 2008, issued by Mi nistry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food 
Supply.   
10. Proposed date of adoption:  15 August 2008   
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  15 August 2008   G/SPS/N/BRA/467 
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  12. Final date for comments:  Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] 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, Li vestock 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://ww w.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=18995  
or 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2008/sps/BRA/08_2889_00_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2008/sps/BRA/08_2889_01_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2008/sps/BRA/08_2889_02_x.pdf