WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.27
26 January 1999
(99-0284)
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:  National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality
- INMETRO
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):  Pre-packaged goods
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Regulation on the
Indication of the Quantity of Products which are Presented for Marketing in Solid andLiquid States.  (2 pages, text available in Portuguese)
6. Description of content:  Regulation on the indication of the quantity of products which are
presented for marketing in solid and liquid states
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
Metrological control
8. Relevant documents:
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 April 1999
10. Final date for comments:  31 January 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:           