. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/346 
8 August 2007 
 (07-3356) 
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 sh ould be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Citrullus lanatus  (watermelon) 
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. 27 of 18 July 2007, published in Diário Oficial da União  No. 138 
of 19 July 2007 (4 pages, available only in Portuguese) 
Notified text available (in Portuguese) at: http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarLegislaca o.do?operacao=visualizar&id=17973  
6. Description of content:  This Normative Instruction adopts the phytosanitary requirements for 
Citrullus lanatus  (watermelon) 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:  ISPM No. 1, ISPM No. 2 and ISPM No. 11 
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption:  19 July 2007 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  19 July 2007 G/SPS/N/BRA/346 
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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 address, f ax 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