. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/112 
23 June 2005 
 (05-2674) 
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:   Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply - MAPA 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Plant products in general. 
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:   Normative Instruction 
Nº 23, issued on 02 August 2004, published in th e "Diário Oficial da Un ião" Nº 148 (Federal 
Official Journal) from 03 A ugust 2004, section 1, pages 27, 28 and 29 (available only in 
Portuguese, three pages).  The text may be downloaded from the following Internet site: 
http://oc4j.agricultura.gov.br/agrolegis/d o/consultaLei?op=vi ewTextual&codigo=8517 
6. Description of content:  The notified regulation adopts the "Standard 3.7 – Regional 
Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (RSPM) MERCOSUR 3.7 Harmonized 
phytosanitary requirements by risk category for the entry of plant products , Second review. 
The second review of this Standard was approved by the Mercosur Resolution nº 
GMC/RES/52/2002. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [ X ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ]  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) 12. 
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  Normative Instruction 
Nº 23, issued on 02 August 2004, availa ble only in Portuguese, three pages. 
Mercosur Resolution nº GMC/RES/52 /2002 from 28 November 2002. The Spanish 
version (19 pages) of this resolution may be downloaded from the following Internet site:   http://www.mercosur.org.uy/espanol/sno r/normativa/resoluciones/2002/Res_052_002_Est
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 10. Proposed date of adoption:   03 August 2004. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   03 August 2004. 
12. Final date for comments:  Not Applicable. 
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 Telephone: +(5561) 225-2308/218-22834 Telefax:  +(5561) 225-4738 E-mail/Internet:  cgomc@agricultura.gov.br
 
Web site:  www.agricultura.gov.br 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on 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 
Telephone:  +(5561) 225-2308/218-22834 
Telefax:  +(5561) 225-4738 E-mail/Internet:  cgomc@agricultura.gov.br
 
Web site:  www.agricultura.gov.br