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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/454 
9 July 2008 
 (08-3310) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  BRAZIL
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:  Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento , MAPA 
(Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply)  
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):  Plants and parts of plants which host the Chilean false red mite ( Brevipalpus 
chilensis ) (HS Section 2, Chapter 8)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
 Chile 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Instrução Normativa 
(Normative Instruction) No. 39 of 23 June 2008 (3 pages, in Portuguese). 
The text is available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2008/sps/BRA/08_2041_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified text approves the requirements for the importation 
into Brazil from Chile of the following species of plants and parts thereof which host the 
Chilean false red mite ( Brevipalpus chilensis ):  fresh plums ( Prunus domestica );  almonds 
(Prunus  amygdalus ) in shell;  fresh wild cherries ( Prunus avium );  fresh custard apples 
(Annona cherimola );  fresh apricots ( Prunus armeniaca );  fresh raspberries ( Rubus idaeus );  
fresh currants and gooseberries ( Ribes spp);  fresh kiwi fruit ( Actinidia deliciosa );  fresh 
quince ( Cydonia oblonga );  fresh apples ( Malus domestica );  fresh blueberries ( Vaccinium 
corymbosum );  fresh strawberries ( Fragaria  spp.);  fresh nectarines ( Prunus persica  var. 
nucipersica );  walnuts ( Juglans regia ) in shell;  olive seedlings ( Olea europaea );  fresh 
pears ( Pyrus communis );  fresh peaches ( Prunus persica );  fresh plumcots ( Prunus 
domestica  x Prunus armeniaca );  and fresh grapes ( Vitis vinifera ). 
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. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] 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:  International Standards for Phytosanitary 
Measures (ISPMs) Nos. 1 and 11  G/SPS/N/BRA/454 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  Diário Oficial da 
União  (Official Journal) No. 120 of 25 June 2008, Section 1, page 3, Normative Instruction 
No. 39 of 23 June 2008, published by the Mini stry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food 
Supply (MAPA). 
 Abrogation of Normative Instructions No s. 34 and 35 of 18 July 2007, notified in 
documents G/SPS/N/BRA/397 and G/SPS/N/BRA/345.  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  25 June 2008  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  25 June 2008  
12. Final date for comments:  Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [    ] National notification 
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or add ress, 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) 225-2308 / 218-22834 Fax: +(5561) 225-4738 E-mail: cgomc@agricultura.gov.br Web site: www.agricultura.gov.br
 
13. Texts available from:  [    ] National notification 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/consultarLegislaca o.do?operacao=visualizar&id=18872