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G/TBT/N/BRA/2842 June 2008(08-2575)
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: Secretaria de Defesa Agropecuária, SDA (Secretariat of Agricultural Protection), Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento, MAPA (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply)
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): Wine and products of grapes and wine (International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 22.04)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Portaria (Ministerial Act) No. 75 of 8 May 2008 (3 pages, in Portuguese only).
6. Description of content: The notified text approves the draft Normative Instruction on the rules, requirements and procedures governing the accreditation of establishments exporting wine and products of grapes and wine.
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. 91, of 14 May 2008, Section 1, pages 13 and 14; (2) Ministerial Act No. 75 of 8 May 2008, of the Secretariat of Agricultural Protection (SDA), Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA); (3) Official Journal; (4) Not indicated.
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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: 14 July 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:
