. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/171 
5 May 2006 
 (06-2182) 
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):  Soybeans or derived products  
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 14, issued on 5 April 2006, published in the "Diário Oficial da União" Nº 68 (Federal 
Official Journal) from 7 April 2006, section 1, pa ge 4 (Available in Portuguese, 1 page).  The 
text may be downloaded from the following Internet site: 
http://www.agricultura.gov.br/pls/porta l/docs/PAGE/MAPA/LEGISLACAO/PUBLICACO
ES_DOU/PUBLICACOES_DOU_2006/PUBLICACOES_DOU_ABRIL_2006/DO1_2006
_04_07-MAPA_MAPA.PDF  
6. Description of content:  The notified regulation establishes the procedures for the load of 
soybeans or derived products into a ship’s hol d partially loaded with soybeans or derived 
products originating from other state, in inte rnal maritime transit.  These procedures shall 
comply with Normative Instruction Nº 15 , from 9 June 2004, previously notified as 
document G/SPS/N/BRA/94 on 12 August 2004. 
The load of Brazilian soybeans or derived products  into a ship’s hold partially loaded with 
soybeans or derived products from other origin , in international maritime transit, is 
permitted if these products can be physically sep arated, thus guaranteeing the identification 
and origin of the certified product.  These pr ocedures shall not apply to exports to the 
People’s Republic of China.  
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   G/SPS/N/BRA/171 
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  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 12 – Guidelines for Ph ytosanitary Certificates.  Desc ribes principles and guidelines 
for the preparation and issue of phytosanitary certificates and phy tosanitary certificates for re-
export.  
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Not specified 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  7 April 2006  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  7 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