. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/167 
3 April 2006 
 (06-1551) 
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):  Meat, Milk, Honey, Eggs and Fishery.  
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 50, issued 
on 20 February 2006, published in the "Diário Ofic ial da União" (Federal  Official Journal) 
Nº 43, from 3 March 2006, section 1 page 15 through 25, 11 pages (available only in 
Portuguese).  The text may be download ed from the following Internet site: 
http://www.in.gov.br/imprensa/jsp/jsp/busca/ resultado.jsp?produ to1=11&produto2=12&pro
duto3=13&produto4=21&produto5=22&produto6= 23&dataFim=03/03/2006&dataInicio=0
3/03/2006&termo=pncr&tipoD ocumento=&origens=#  (available only in Portuguese, 
eleven pages).  
6. Description of content:  The notified regulation approves the 2006 National Residue 
Control Program for Bovine, Swine, Equine and Poultry meat, Milk, Honey, Eggs and 
Fishery.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ X ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ X ] protect territory from other damage from pests   
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] 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:  Not  specified  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  3 March 2006  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  3 March 2006  G/SPS/N/BRA/167 
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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:  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) 3218-2308/3218-22834 Telefax:  +(5561) 3225-4738 E-mail/Internet:  cgomc@agricultura.gov.br
 
Web site:  www.agricultura.gov.br