WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.98.66
11February 1998
ORGANIZATION
(98-0504)
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: Ministério daExército/Secretaria deCiència eTecnologia
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification shallbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
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): Packaging forexplosives
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Technical Regulation -
REG/T 01(15pages)
6. Description ofcontent: This proposed technical regulation establishes theshape,
dimensions, materials andconditions which packages forproducts forClass 1-
Explosives, should satisfy.
7. Objective andrationale, including thenature ofurgent problems where applicable:
Consumer protection
8. Relevant documents: Decree No.1797 from 25January 1998
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:17December 1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 45daysafteritspublication
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, e-mail andtelefax number
ofother body: