WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/BRA/115/Add.17 20 January 2009 ORGANIZATION (09-0216) Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: English NOTIFICATION Addendum The following communication, received on 16 January 2009, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of Brazil. _______________ Pest-Free Area in some municipalities of MATO GROSSO State - Mycosphaerella fijiensis This is to notify that Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply issued Normative Instruction nº 39 on 30 December 2008, published in the "Diário Oficial da União" Nº 01 (Federal Official Journal) from 2 January 2009, section 1, page 3, to recognize Black Sigatoka free zone in Mato Grosso state, understood as the municipalities of Alto da Boa Vista, Bom Jesus do Araguaia, Cana Brava do Norte, Confresa, Luciara, Novo Santo Antônio, Porto Alegre do Norte, Querência, Ribeirão Cascalheira, Santa Cruz do Xingu, Santa Terezinha, São Félix do Araguaia, São José do Xingu, Serra Nova Dourada e Vila Rica according to notification G/SPS/N/BRA/115 of 15 July 2005. This addendum concerns a: [ ] Modification of final date for comments [ ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation [ X ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation [ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation [ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force [ ] Other: Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under other circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, the comment period provided in the Addendum may vary.) [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): Not applicable Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ] National Notification Authority, [ X ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: Secretariat of Agribusiness International Relations – SRI Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply - MAPA Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco "D", 3º andar . /. G/SPS/N/BRA/115/Add.17 Page 2 70043-900 - Brasília – DF - BRAZIL Tel: +(5561) 3218 2308/3218 2834 Fax: +(5561) 3225 4738 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.agricultura.gov.br Text available from: [ ] National Notification Authority, [ X ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: http://extranet.agricultura.gov.br/sislegis- consulta/consultarLegislacao.do?operacao=visualizar&id=19383 __________ .