. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/403 
2 May 2008  
 (08-2101) 
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:  Secretaria de Defesa Agropecuária , SDA (Secretariat of Agricultural 
Protection), 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):  Beetroot ( Beta vulgaris ) seeds  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   
 South Africa  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Instrução Normativa  
(Normative Instruction) No. 12 of 16 April 2008, published in Diário Oficial da União  
(Official Journal) No. 74 of 17 April 2008 (available only in Portuguese, page 34) 
The text can be downloaded at: 
 http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
 consulta/consultarLegislaca o.do?operacao=visualizar&id=18580  
6. Description of content:  The notified Normative Instruction adopts the phytosanitary 
requirements for the importation of beetroot ( Beta vulgaris ) seeds produced in South Africa. 
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 (ISPM) Nos. 1, 2 and 11  
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption:  17 April 2008  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  17 April 2008  G/SPS/N/BRA/403 
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  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) 3218-2322 / 3218-2834 Fax: +(5561) 3225-4738 
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:   
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) 3218-2322 / 3218-2834 Fax: +(5561) 3225-4738 E-mail: cgomc@agricultura.gov.br Web site: www.agricultura.gov.br