WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/BRA/43
8 December 1998
(98-4906)
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 (SDA)
Ministy of Agriculture and Supply
Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco DBrasília DF 70043-900
Tel:  (55 61) 218-2314 or 218-2315
Fax:  (55 61) 224-3995 or 218-2318
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited
with the WTO.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   A l l
organic food
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:   Requirements for the production,
typification, processing, packaging, distribution and quality certification of organic
products, both of animal and vegetable orig in.  (Available in Portuguese, 4 pages)
5. Description of content:   Describes the general rules, conditions, types, processing,
labelling and quality certification requirements for animal and vegetable organic foods.
6. Objective and rationale:  Protection of human health
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [ X ].
If an international standard, guideline or  recommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Government
Directive no. 505, of 16 October 1998, published in the Official Journal of 16 October 1998.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  January 1999
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  February 1999
11. Final date for comments:  1 January 1999
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:           
12. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telefax number and
E-mail address (if available) of other body:            