. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/130 
16 November 2005 
 (05-5372) 
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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Wheat, Triticum aestivum , HS 100190 imported from Russia 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Russia 
5. Title, language and number of p ages of the notified document:  Normative Instruction 
Nº 29, issued on 11 October 2005, pub lished in the "Diário Oficial da União" (Federal Official 
Journal) on 24 October 2005, section 1 page 2.  The text may be downloaded from the 
following Internet site: 
http://oc4j.agricultura.gov.br/agrolegis/d o/consultaLei?op=view Textual&codigo=13653  
(Available only in Portuguese, a single page).  
6. Description of content:  The notified regulation approves the Phytosanitary requirements for 
the import of Wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) (Mercosur Phytosanitary Standard 3.7 -  category: 3 
classification: 9) from Russia.  
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:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption:  24 October 2005 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  24 October 2005 G/SPS/N/BRA/130 
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 12. Final date for comments:  Not applicable 
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, Livestock and Food Supply - MAPA 
Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco “D”, 3º andar 70043-900 - Brasília – DF - BRAZIL Telephone: +(5561) 3218-2308/3218-2834 Telefax: +(5561) 3225-4738 
E-mail/Internet: cgomc@agricultura.gov.br
 
Web site: http://www.agricultura.gov.br/  
 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National noti fication 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) 3218-2308/3218-2834 Telefax: +(5561) 3225-4738 E-mail/Internet: cgomc@agricultura.gov.br
 
Web site: http://www.agricultura.gov.br/