. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/BRA/143
3 December 2003
(03-6426)
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:   CONTRAN - National Traffic Council
Telephone: (55) 61 429 3445 / 429 3565
Telefax: (55) 61 429 3816/429 6146
E-mail: contran@mj.gov.br
Web-site: www.denatran.gov.br
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:
National Institute of Metrology, Standardisation and Industrial Quality-INMETRO
Telephone: +(55) 21 2563.2821
Telefax: +(55) 21 2502.6542
E-mail: barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [     ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [ X ], 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):   Motor vehicles for
transportation of goods (HS: 87.04), Bodies for road tractors and motor vehicles included in
HS: 87.04 (HS: 87.07.90), Motor vehicles bumpers and parts (HS: 87.08.10)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   M i n i s t e r i a l  A c t
number 152, 29 October 2003 (Resolução  Nº 152, de 29 de outubro de 2003), issued by
CONTRAN, on mandatory technical requirements and conformity assessment procedures
for bumpers applied in the assembly of cargo vehicles with total gross weight higherthan 4,600 kg.  (11 pages, in Portuguese).
6. Description of content:   Mandatory technical requirements and conformity assessment
procedures for bumpers applied in the assembly of cargo vehicles with total gross weight
higher than 4,600 kg, imported and produced in Brazil.G/TBT/N/BRA/143
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7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumers'  safety
8. Relevant documents:   Official Journal, 13 November 2003, page 48 (D.O.U.
de 13 de novembro de 2003, Nº 221).
9. Proposed date of adoption:  13 November 2003
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 July 2004
10. Final date for comments:   13 January 2004
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:  number of the
other body:
http://www.denatran.gov.br/download/Resolucoes/resolucao152_03.doc