. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/332 
3 July 2007  
 (07-2815)  
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):  Melilotus  spp (sweet clover) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
MERCOSUR countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay)  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Instrução Normativa  
(Normative Instruction) No. 19 of 22 May 2007, published in Diário Oficial da União  
(Official Journal) No. 99 of 24 May 2007 (3 pages, available only in Portuguese). 
The text can be downloaded at: 
http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarLegislaca o.do?operacao=visualizar&id=17770 
6. Description of content:  The notified Normative Instruction adopts the " Requisitos 
Fitosanitarios para Melilotus spp (melilotus) , según País de Destino y Origen, para los 
Estados Partes del MERCOSUR ", (Phytosanitary requirements for Melilotus spp (sweet 
clover), according to country of destinati on and origin, for MERCOSUR States Parties), 
contained in the Annex to and forming part of this Normative Instruction. 
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:    G/SPS/N/BRA/332 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  MERCOSUR 
Common Market Group Resolution No. 55/06 (9 pages, in Spanish), available online at: 
http://www.mercosur.int/msweb/Norm as/normas_web/Resoluciones/ES/RES%20055-
006_ES_Melilotus%203.7.34.PDF 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  24 May 2007 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  24 May 2007 
12. Final date for comments:  Not applicable. The requirements have been adopted by the 
MERCOSUR Common Market Group. 
Agency or authority designated to handl e 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 - Brasil Tel.: +(5561) 3218-2308 / 3218-2834 Fax: +(5561) 3225-4738 E-mail: cgomc@agricultura.gov.br
 
Website: 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:    
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 - Brasil 
Tel.: +(5561) 3218-2308 / 3218-2834 Fax: +(5561) 3225-4738 E-mail: cgomc@agricultura.gov.br
 
Website: www.agricultura.gov.br