. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/295 
19 March 2007 
 (07-1135) 
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):   Seedlings of  Annacardium officinale L., Annona muricata L., Bactris 
gasipaes Kunth, Bertholletia  excelsa H. B. K., Bixa orelana L., Elaeis guineensis Jacq., 
Euterpe oleracea Mart., Euterpe precatoria Mart., Malpighia glabra L., Malus spp., Pyrus 
spp., Mangifera indica L., Musa spp., Piper nigrum L., Paullinia cupana var. sorbilis 
(Mart.) Ducke, Prunus persica (L.) Batsch, Prunus persica (L.) Batsch var. nucipersica, 
Prunus domestica L., Theobroma grandiflorum (Willdenow ex Sprengel) Schumann and 
Vitis spp. 
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 38, issued 
on 13 February 2007, published in the "Diário Of icial da União" (Federal Official Journal) 
Nº 32 from 14 February 2007, section 1, page  1.  The text may be downloaded from the 
following Internet site: 
http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarLegislaca o.do?operacao=visualizar&id=17630 
(available in Portuguese, 40 pages) 
6. Description of content:  Draft Normative Instruction whic h lays down norms and standards 
for the production, commercialization and use of seedlings of Annacardium officinale L., 
Annona muricata L., Bactris gasipaes Kunth, Bertholletia  excelsa H. B. K., Bixa orelana 
L., Elaeis guineensis Jacq., Euterpe oleracea Mart., Euterpe precatoria Mart., Malpighia 
glabra L., Malus spp., Pyrus spp., Mangifera indica L., Musa spp., Piper nigrum L., 
Paullinia cupana var. sorbilis (Mart.) Ducke, Prunus persica (L.) Batsch, Prunus persica 
(L.) Batsch var. nucipersica, Prunus domestica L., Theobroma grandiflorum (Willdenow 
ex Sprengel) Schumann and Vitis spp. 
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   G/SPS/N/BRA/295 
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  8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] 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:  To be determined after the comment period. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined after the comment period. 
12. Final date for comments:  30 March 2007 
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 Tel:  +(5561) 3218-2308/3218-2834 
Fax:  +(5561) 3225-4738 
E-mail/Internet:  cgomc@agricultura.gov.br   
Website:  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 Tel:  +(5561) 3218-2308/3218-2834 Fax:  +(5561) 3225-4738 E-mail/Internet:  cgomc@agricultura.gov.br   
Website:  www.agricultura.gov.br