WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/BRA/13/Rev.1
6February 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-0453)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
Revision
1. Member toAgreement notifying: BRAZIL
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible:
Secretaria deDefesa Agropecuária
Ministério daAgricultura edoAbastecimento
Esplanada dosMinistérios
Bloco B,anexo B,sala406
Brasília, DF70043-900
tel.+(5561) 2182314/16
fax+(5561) 224-3996 or218-2316
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Wine and
related products
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Administrative Directive no.30,of
15January 1997, published intheOfficial Union Gazette on16January 1997,
Section I,pages 870and871,available inPortuguese only.
5. Description ofcontent: Procedures tobeobserved byproducers ofwineandrelated
products when exporting toBrazil, andcancels theAdministrative Directives no.255,
of9April 1996 (published intheOfficial Union Gazette on10April 1996) and
no.555of13September 1996 (published intheOfficial Gazette on
16September 1996).
6. Objective andrationale: Human health
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
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8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: Administrative
Directive no.30,dated 15January 1997, published intheOfficial Union Gazette
(Diário Oficial daUnião),dated 16January 1997; Administrative Directives no.255,
of9April 1996 (published intheOfficial Union Gazette on10April 1996) and
no.555of13September 1996 (published intheOfficial Union Gazette on16
September 1996).
9. Proposed date ofadoption: 16May1997
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: 16May1997
11. Final date forcomments: 60daysafterthedateofreceipt ofthisnotification
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body:
CENAGRI
C.P.02432
70849-970 Brasília D.F. Brazil
Tel: +(5561) 218-2613
Fax: +(5561) 226-8190