. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/174 
29 May 2006 
 (06-2554) 
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):  Melon HS 080710  (Cucumis melo  L.), Watermelon HS 080711 ( Citrullus 
lanatus  Thunb.) Pumpkin HS 070990 ( Cucurbita spp.) and Cucumber HS 080711 ( Cucumis 
sativus  L.) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries.  
5. Title, language and number of p ages of the notified document:  Normative Instruction 
Nº 13, issued on 31 March 2006, published in the "Diário Oficial da Un ião" Nº 72 (Federal 
Official Journal) from 13 April 2006, section 1,  pages 18 to 22 (available only in Portuguese, 
five pages).  The text may be downlo aded from the following Internet site: 
http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarLegislaca o.do?operacao=visualizar&id=16774  
6. Description of content:  The notified regulation establishes, for the purpose of issue of 
phytosanitary certificates with additional decl aration, Pest Free Areas as a Pest Risk 
Management for Anastrepha grandis  Macquart in Melons ( Cucumis melo  L.), Watermelons 
(Citrullus lanatus  Thunb.), Pumpkins ( Cucurbita spp.) and  Cucumbers ( Cucumis sativus  L.). 
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:   
ISPM Nº 4 – Requirements for the establishment of pest free areas. 
ISPM Nº 26 – Establishment of pest free areas for fruit flies (Tephritidae).  
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Not specified  G/SPS/N/BRA/174 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption:  13 April 2006  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  13 April 2006  
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) 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) 3218-2308/3218-2834 
Telefax:  +(5561) 3225-4738 
E-mail/Internet:  cgomc@agricultura.gov.br
 
Web site:  www.agricultura.gov.br