. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/629 
1 April 2010  
 (10-1774) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  BRAZIL
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  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):  Brazil nut  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Normative Instruction nº 11, issued on 22 March 2010, 
published in the "Diário Oficial da União" Nº 55 (Federal Official Journal) from 23 March 2010, section 1, pages 1 to 8  Language:  Portuguese  Number of pages:  8   
6. Description of content:  The notified document establishes the criteria and procedures for 
the sanitary and hygienic control of Brazil nuts and its by-products intended for human 
consumption in the domestic market, imports a nd exports, along the productive chain.  It 
revokes Normative Instruction n° 13, 27 May 2004, Normative Instruction n° 9, 
16 January 2002 (regarding Brazil nut), the Intern al Rule n° 1, 24 February 2003 (regarding 
Brazil nut and its by-products) and the Internal Rule n° 2, 30 May 2003. 
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. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text) CAC/RCP 59-2005 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    G/SPS/N/BRA/629 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  -   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  23 March 2010 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  23 March 2010 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  21 May 2010 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] 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/Internet:  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:    
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/Internet:  cgomc@agricultura.gov.br 
Website:  http://www.agricultura.gov.br/