. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/BRA/159 
3 September 2004 
 (04-3672) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English 
   
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   BRAZIL
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply 
Secretaria de Defesa Agropecuária  
Email:  civ@agricultura.gov.br, lfilho@agricultura.gov.br or  Web-site: www.agricultura.gov.br  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   National Institute 
of Metrology, Standardizati on and Industrial Quality-INMETRO 
Telephone: +(55) 21 2563.2821 
Telefax: +(55) 21 2502.6542 
Email:  barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br 
Web-site: www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:         
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Wine of fresh grapes, 
including fortified wines (HS 2204); Vermouth a nd other wine of fresh grapes flavoured 
with plants or aromatic substances (HS 2205) ; Spirits obtained by distilling grape wine or 
grape marc, Cognac, Grappa (HS 220820); Grape must, unfermented and containing added spirit (18% vol at 20ºC), added with sugar (not  less than 100g/l) and not containing other 
sweetening matter (HS 2009); Grape juice (including grape must), sweetened or not 
(HS 200960); Vinegar and substitutes for vi negar obtained from acetic acid (HS 2209). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Ministerial Act 
on identity standards and quality requirements of  wine and derived products of grape and 
wine. (21 pages, in Portuguese). 
6. Description of content:   Draft Technical Regulation which lays down minimum quality 
requirements for wines and derived products  from grape and wine, including labelling 
requirements.   
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Labelling requirements. G/TBT/N/BRA/159 
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8. Relevant documents:   (1) Brazilian Official Journal (Diári o Oficial da União), page 6, 30
th 
July 2004; (2) Ministerial Act number 55, dated July 27th 2004 (Portaria Nº 55, de 27 de 
julho de 2004), issued by Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply; (3) Brazilian Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União); (4) Not stated. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }Not stated 
10. Final date for comments:   27 September 2004 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:        
http://oc4j.agricultura.gov.br/agr olegis/Imagem?codArquivo=2984 
 