WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.98.16
22January 1998
ORGANIZATION
(98-0218)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: BRAZIL
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: National Institute ofMetrology, Standardization andIndustrial
Quality -INMETRO
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification shall be
indicated ifdifferent from above: Secretaría deVigilância Sanitària doMinistério da
Saúde
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Sanitary products
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Technical Regulation
forDomisanitary Disinfectant (Plaguicides)
6. Description ofcontent: ThisRegulation establishes definitions, general characteristics,
active substances andcoadjuvants ofpermitted formulation, manner ofpresentation,
warnings andcares tobementioned inthelabel ofdisinfectant products, inorder to
minimize riskstotheuser'shealth.
7. Objective andrationale, including thenature ofurgent problems where applicable:
Consumer protection
8. Relevant documents: -
9. Proposed dateofadoption: Notstated
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:
10. Final dateforcomments: 12January 1998
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, e-mail andtelefax number
ofother body: