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G/TBT/N/BRA/2832 June 2008(08-2573)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original: Spanish
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated 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: Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento, MAPA (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply); Ministerio del Medio Ambiente, MMA (Ministry of the Environment)
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:
Instituto Nacional de Metrología, Normalización y Calidad Industrial, INCETRO (National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality)
Tel.: +(55) 21 2563-2821 Fax: +(55) 21 2502-6542
E-mail: [email protected]
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): Organic agricultural products
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Portaria (Ministerial Act) No. 433 of 13 May 2008 (10 pages, in Portuguese).
6. Description of content: Draft Technical Regulation on the processing, storage and transport of organic products.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
Protection of human health
8. Relevant documents: (1) Diário Oficial da União (Official Journal) No. 92 of 15 May 2008, Section 1, pages 14 to 16; (2) Ministerial Act No. 433 of 13 May 2008 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA); (3) Official Journal; (4) Law No. 10.831 of 23 December 2003; Decree No. 6.323 of 27 December 2007.
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9. Proposed date of adoption: Proposed date of entry into force:
Date of publication in the Official Journal. To be determined after the comment period.
10. Final date for comments: 15 June 2008
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [ X ] or address, telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and web site addresses, if available, of other body:
