WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.98.19
16January 1998
ORGANIZATION
(98-0144)
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: Secretaria deVigilância Sanitária 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): Chemical substances/raw
materials
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: ListofSubstances
That Cosmetics Should Not Contain, Except Where Subject toPre-Established
Restrictions andConditions
6. Description ofcontent: ThisRegulation approves thelistofsubstances thatcosmetics
should notcontain, except where subject torestrictions andconditions established. It
alsoprovides theauthorized maximum concentration, restrictions, conditions foruseand
warnings.
7. Objective andrationale, including thenature ofurgent problems where applicable:
Consumer protection
8. Relevant documents: Res.GMC No.26/95
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: