./.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.444
2 September 1999
(99-3662)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
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
Ministério da Agricultura e do Abastecimento
Esplanada dos Ministérios Bloco B Anexo B sala 406Brasília DF 70043-900
Phone:  (+55 61) 218-2314/2315
Fax:  (+55 61) 224-3993 or 218-2318
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:
Departamento de Inspeção de Produtos de Origem Animal
Ministério da Agricultura e do Abastecimento
Esplanada dos Ministérios Bloco D Anexo A sala 452
70043 900 Brasília Brazil
Fax:  (+55 61) 226-9850 and 218 2672E-mail:  dnt@defesagropecuaria.gov.br
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):   Cattle, pigs and poultry
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proposal of Technical
Regulation on Humane Slaughter Operations (5 pages, in Portuguese)
6. Description of content:   Describes the specific rules, definitions and conditions for
ante mortem  inspections, related to humane slaughter operations.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:   
Animal welfare
8. Relevant documents:   Instrução Normativa No. 16 of July 1999
9. Proposed date of adoption:  20 October 1999
Proposed date of entry into force:G/TBT/Notif.99.444
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10. Final date for comments:   1 October 1999          
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [   ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:
CENAGRI
C.P. 02.432
70.649-970 Brasilia DFTel:  (+55 61) 218-2813
Fax:  (+55 61) 226-8190