. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/195 
2 August 2006 
 (06-3701) 
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):  Refined vegetable oils - HS Code Chapter 15.  
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 145, issued 
on 7 June 2006, published in the "Diário Oficial da  União" Nº 117 (Federal Official Journal) 
from 21 June 2006, section 1, pages 3 to 6 (Ava ilable only in Portuguese, four pages).  The 
text may be downloaded from the following Internet site: 
http://www.agricultura.g ov.br/pls/portal/docs/PAGE /MAPA/LEGISLACAO/PUBLI
CACOES_DOU/PUBLICACOES_DOU_2006/ PUBLICACOES_DOU_JUNHO_2
006/DO1_2006_06_21-MAPA_MAPA.PDF  
6. Description of content:  The notified regulation opens a 60-days period for public 
comments on the draft Normative Instruction that approves the standards of quality and 
identity for refined vegetable oil, sampling, complementary procedures and the 
classification scheme for refined vegetable oil.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ X ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] 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:  Upon publication in the Official Journal.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be announced after the comment period.  G/SPS/N/BRA/195 
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  12. Final date for comments:  19 August 2006  
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 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