. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/BRA/359 
3 February 2010  
 (10-0562) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  BRAZIL
  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Li vestock and Food Supply – MAPA 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above :   
National Institute of Metrology, Standa rdization and Industrial Quality-INMETRO 
Telephone: +(55) 21 2563.2821 Telefax: +(55) 21 2502.6542 Email: barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br Website: http://www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas
 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Draft technical regulation 
to set the standard official classification of maize. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Ministerial Act Nº 4, 
6 January 2010 (14 pages in Portuguese).     
6. Description of content:  Draft technical regulation for identi fication and quality standards to 
set the standard official classification of maize,  considering their requirements for identity and 
quality, sampling, mode of presentation and maki ng or labelling in aspects related to the 
classification of the product. Re published to correct inaccuracies  (Brazilian Official Journal 
Nº 8, 13 January 2010). 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Consumer protection.  
8. Relevant documents:   (1) Brazilian Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União) Nº 4, 7 de 
January 2010, section 1, page 5, and Nº 8, 13  Ja nuary 2010, section 1, page   4; (2) Ministerial 
Act Nº 4, 6 January 2010 (Portaria Nº 4, de 6 de Janeiro de 2010)  issued by Ministry of 
Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply; (3) Br azilian Official Journa l (Diário Oficial da 
União); (4) Not stated.   G/TBT/N/BRA/359 
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9. Proposed date of adoption:   
 Proposed date of entry into force:    180 days from the date of publication of the 
draft regulation (7 July 2010). 
90 days after the date of publication of the final 
regulation. 
10. Final date for comments:  6 July 2010 
11. Text available from: National enquiry po int [ X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addres ses, if available of the other body:    
Secretariat of Agribusiness International Relations – SRI 
Ministry of Agriculture, Live stock and Food Supply – MAPA 
Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco "D", 3º andar 70043-900 - Brasília – DF – BRAZIL Telephone: +(5561) 3218-2968, 3218-2834 Telefax: +(5561) 3225-4738 
E-mail/Internet: cgomc@agricultura.gov.br 
Web site: http://www.agricultura.gov.br/
 
The full text of the proposed technical regulation can be dire ctly accessed through the link:
http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarL egislacao.do?operacao =visualizar&id=21414