WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/BRA/92
30 January 2003
(03-0622)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
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:   National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial
Quality-INMETRO
Telephone: +(55) 21 2563.2824Telefax: +(55) 21 2502.6542
Email: barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br
Web-site: www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas
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:           
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):   Seed products used in
agriculture (HS: Chapter 15)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Ministerial
Act number 230, November 19th 2002, (Portaria número 230 de 19 de novembro de 2002)
issued by Inmetro, on the criteria for the assessment of the effective contents of seed
products used in agriculture.  (5 pages, in Portuguese)
6. Description of content:   Technical Regulation which lays down metrological requirements,
such as the criteria for the assessment of the actual contents and the nominal quantity of
seed products employed in agriculture with packaging that allows for humidity exchange
with the atmosphere.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer’s safety and prevention of deceptive practices.
8. Relevant documents:   Ministerial Act number 127, July 4th 2002, (Portaria número 127 de
4 de julho de 2002).
9. Proposed date of adoption:  22 November 2002
Proposed date of entry into force:  22 November 2002
10. Final date for comments:   Does not apply
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
http://www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas