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ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/BRA/35
31 July 2002
(02-4237)
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, Standardisation and Industrial
Quality-INMETRO
Telephone: +(55) 21 2563.2824Telefax: +(55) 21 2502.6542
Email: barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br
Web-site: www.inmetro.gov.br /articulacoes
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):   Tachographs
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Portaria no. 115, de
13 de maio de 2002 (Draft Technical Regulation number 115, May 13th 2002), issued by
Inmetro, on the minimum metrological requirements for tachographs. (15 pages, in
Portuguese)
6. Description of content:  This Draft Technical Regulation lays down the minimum
metrological requirements for tachographs.  It also lays down the following:
(a) From 30 March 2003, all imported tachographs as well as those produced in Brazil shall
undergo verification procedures as provided for by the present Draft Technical
Regulation.
(b) The approved tachograph models, following th e requirements laid down by Portaria no.
01, de 8 de janeiro de 1999 (Ministerial Act number 1, 8 January 1999), will be freely
produced or imported until 31 December 2004.
(c) From 1 January 2003, all the new tachograph models submitted to type-approval tests
must comply with the present Draft Technical Regulation.
Those tachographs already in operation, which failed to pass the type-approval tests and
whose maximum error, when in operation, does not exceed the limits set by the present
Draft Technical Regulation, can still be used.G/TBT/N/BRA/35
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7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer’s safety and prevention of deceptive practices
8. Relevant documents:   Portaria no. 115, de 13 de maio de 2002; Portaria no. 01, de 8 de
janeiro de 1999.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Not stated
10. Final date for comments:   9 September 2002
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/articulacoes/pontofocal/buscaNotificacao.asp