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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/BRA/51
7 May 1999
(99-1900)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   BRAZIL
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:   Secretaria de Defesa Agropecuária
Ministério da Agricult ura e do Abastecimento
Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco B, Anexo B sala 406
Brasília DF 70043-900
Phone:  (55 61) 218-2314/2315Fax:  (55 61) 224-3993 or 218-2318
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable).
Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   Spirit
beverages
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Rules and requirements to import
spirit beverages (1 page)
5. Description of content:  The present regulation aims to establish general conditions for the
import of spirit beverages, including:  origin and quality certification;  producer and importer
registration and other requirements.
6. 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
7. An international standa rd, guideline or recommendati on does not exist [ X ].
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Government Directive
number 113, of 15 March 1999, published in the Of ficial Journal of 16 March 1999 (Available
in Portuguese only).
9. Proposed date of adoption:  16 June 1999
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  16 June 1999
11. Final date for comments:   10 June 1999
Agency or authority designated to handle comme nts:  [  ] National notification authority,
[  ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of
other body:G/SPS/N/BRA/51
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12. Texts available from:  [  ] National notification authority,  [ X ]  National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
CENAGRI
C.P. 02.432
CEP 70.649-970 Brasília DF BrasilTel:  (+55 61) 218-2813
Fax:  (+55 61) 226-8190