. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/531 
30 March 2009 
 (09-1581) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Notifying Member:  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):  Cotton seeds ( Gossypium hirsutum ) HS Code:  120720 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[   ] All trading partners, or 
[ X ] Specific regions or countries:  Costa Rica  
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft of Normative Instruction  Language:  Portuguese  
Number of pages:  1 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2009/sps/BRA/09_1209_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified document proposes the phytosanitary requirements 
for the importation of cotton seeds ( Gossypium hirsutum ) from Costa Rica. 
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. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)    
[   ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)     
[ X ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM N°)   ISPM n° 1,  2, 5, 
11, 12  
[   ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ X ] Yes   [   ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    G/SPS/N/BRA/531 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:      
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined upon publication.  
Propose date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined after period of comments. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [   ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined upon publication. 
[   ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [ X ] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ):  26 May 2009 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National Notification 
Authority, [ X ] National Enquiry Point.  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:  http://www.agricultura.gov.br/ 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National Notification Authority, [ X ] National Enquiry 
Point.  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:  http://www.agricultura.gov.br/