WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.98.185
16April 1998
ORGANIZATION
(98-1535)
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: Ministério daSaúde
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): Cellulosic packages and
equipment
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: MERCOSUR
Technical Regulation fortheDetermination oftheMigration ofOptical Bleacher in
Cellulosic Packages andEquipment (5pages, fulltextavailable inPortuguese and
Spanish)
6. Description ofcontent: ThisRegulation describes theprocedures toanalyse cellulosic
packages andequipment which contains fluorescent bleacher (optical bleacher) intheir
formulation andareintended tocome intocontact withfood.
7. Objective andrationale, including thenature ofurgent problems where applicable:
Harmonization oftheregulation
8. Relevant documents: Resolution GMC 19/94; Resolution GMC 56/97 andResolution
GMC 36/92
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: Notstated
10. Final dateforcomments: 6May1998
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, e-mail andtelefax number
ofother body: