. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/189 
18 July 2006 
 (06-3455) 
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:  Secretariat of Animal and Plant Health – SDA / Ministry of 
Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply - MAPA  
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):  Brazil Nuts ( Bertholletia excelsa  B. H. K.) - HS Code 080120.  
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 151, issued 
on 8 June 2006, published in the "Diário Oficial da  União" Nº 114 (Federal Official Journal) 
of 16 June 2006, section 1, pages 7 to 14 (avail able only in Portuguese, eight pages).  The text 
may be downloaded from the following Internet site: 
http://www.agricultura.gov.br/pls/porta l/docs/PAGE/MAPA/LEGISLACAO/PUBLICACO
ES_DOU/PUBLICACOES_DOU_2006/PUBL ICACOES_DOU_JUNHO_2006/DO1_2006
_06_16-MAPA_MAPA.PDF  
6. Description of content:  The notified regulation opens a 60-days period for public 
comments on the draft Normative Instruction that establishes the "Food Safety and Quality Certification in the Brazil Nut production chain".  
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:  Not specified  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Upon publication in the Official Journal  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be announced after the comment period  G/SPS/N/BRA/189 
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  12. Final date for comments:  14 August 2006  
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:   
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 Telephone: +(5561) 3218-2308/3218-2834 Telefax: +(5561) 3225-4738 
E-mail/Internet: 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:   
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 
Telephone:  +(5561) 3218-2308/3218-2834 Telefax:  +(5561) 3225-4738 E-mail/Internet:  cgomc@agricultura.gov.br  
Web site:  www.agricultura.gov.br