. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/65/Add.3 
20 January 2009  
 (09-0230) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum
 
  
The following communication, received on 16 January 2009, is being circulated at the request 
of the Delegation of Brazil
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Phytosanitary requirements for Triticale ( Triticum aestivum x Secale cereale ) according to the country 
of destiny and origin from MERCOSUR  
 
This is to notify that Ministry of Agricultu re, Livestock and Food Supply issued Normative 
Instruction nº 67 on 22 December 2008, published in th e "Diário Oficial da União" Nº 249 (Federal 
Official Journal) from 23 December 2008, section 1, page 7, adopting phytosanitary requirements for 
Triticale ( Triticum aestivum x Secale cereale ) according to the country of destiny and origin from 
MERCOSUR.  It also revokes Normative Instructio n n° 31, 18 March 2002, previously notified as 
G/SPS/N/BRA/65 in 27 June 2002.  This addendum concerns a: 
 
 [   ] Modification of final date for comments  [   ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  [ X ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation 
 [   ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation 
 [   ] Change in proposed date of adoptio n, publication or date of entry into force 
 [   ] Other:     
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of th e previously notified measure in terms 
of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of comments should be 
provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days.  Under other circumstances, such as extension of 
originally announced final date for comments, th e comment period provided in the Addendum may 
vary.)  
 [   ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National Notification Authority, 
[ X ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax num ber and E-mail address (if available) of other 
body
: 
 
Secretariat of Agribusiness International Relations – SRI 
Ministry of Agriculture, Live stock and Food Supply - MAPA 
Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco "D", 3º andar G/SPS/N/BRA/65/Add.3 
Page 2  
 
  70043-900 - Brasília – DF - BRAZIL 
Tel:  +(5561) 3218 2308/3218 2834 Fax:  +(5561) 3225 4738 E-mail:  cgomc@agricultura.gov.br  Website:  www.agricultura.gov.br
  
 
Text available from:  [   ] National Notification Authority, [ X ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, 
fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body : 
 
http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis-
consulta/consultarLegislaca o.do?operacao=visualizar&id=19357  
 Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
 Resolution GMC N° 39/07, that approved the phyto sanitary requirements of Sub Standard 3.7.38 - 
Phytosanitary requirements for Triticale ( Triticum aestivum x Secale cereale ) according to the country 
of destiny and origin from MERCOSUR.  It may be  downloaded in the fo llowing internet site: 
 http://www.mercosur.int/msweb/Normas/ normas_web/Resoluciones/PT/2007/RES_039-
2007_PT_sub-stándard%203738.%20triticale.doc  
 
 
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