. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/343 
30 July 2007  
 (07-3229) 
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 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Pinus taeda  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  United 
States of America 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Normative Instruction 
Nº 23, issued on 15 June 2007, published in the "D iário Oficial da União"  (Federal Official 
Journal) Nº 116 on 19 June 2007, section 1 page 4.  The text may be downloaded from the 
following Internet site: 
http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarL egislacao.do?operacao =visualizar&id=17838  
(available only in Portuguese, 2 pages) 
6. Description of content:  The notified regulation approves the phytosanitary requirements for 
the import of somatic embryos and plantlets in vitro  of Pinus taeda  produced in the United 
States of America.  
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:  This regulation is in accordance with ISPM 1, 
ISPM 2, ISPM 11 and ISPM 21 guidelines. 
9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   Not specified.  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  19 June 2007  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  19 June 2007  G/SPS/N/BRA/343 
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  12. Final date for comments:  Not Applicable.  The requireme nts have been adopted after 
consultation with the United States of America. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [   ] 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, Live stock 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:  cgomc@agricultura.gov.br Website:  http://ww w.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: 
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 Tel:  +(5561) 3218-2308/3218-2834 Fax:  +(5561) 3225-4738 E-mail:  cgomc@agricultura.gov.br 
Website:  http://ww w.agricultura.gov.br/