. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/385 
23 January 2008  
 (08-0344) 
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, Live stock and Food Supply - MAPA  
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):  Citrus spp 
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 
N° 3, issued on 8 January of 2008, published in the "Diário Oficial da União" (Federal 
Official Gazette) Nº 6, from 9 January 2007, sect ion 1 pages 9 to 11 (3 pages, available only 
in Portuguese).  The text may be downl oaded from the following Internet site: 
http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarL egislacao.do?operacao =visualizar&id=18369  
6. Description of content:  The notified document approves the criteria and procedures for 
application of integrated measur es in a system approach for pest risk management of Black 
Spot Guignardia citricarpa  Kiely ( Phyllosticta citricarpa  Van der Aa) in Citrus spp. 
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 No.1 
and ISPM No.14. 
9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   Not stated.   
10. Proposed date of adoption:  9 January 2008   
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  9 January 2008   G/SPS/N/BRA/385 
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  12. Final date for comments:  Not applicable.  The regulation is in accordance with IPPC 
guidelines. 
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, Li vestock 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:  www.a gricultura.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, Li vestock 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:  www.a gricultura.gov.br