WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/BRA/124
21 August 2003
(03-4375)
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, Standardization and Industrial
Quality-INMETRO
Telephone: +(55) 21 2563.2824Telefax: +(55) 21 2502.6542
E-mail: barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br
Web-site: www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas
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 [     ], 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):   Roller brake testers
(HS: 84.24)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Ministerial Act
number 131, 31 July 2003 (Portaria no. 131 de 31 de julho de 2003) issued by Inmetro on
metrological requirements for roller brake testers (8 pages, in Portuguese).
6. Description of content:   Ministerial Act and Annex Draft Technical Regulation which lay
down metrological technical requirements for national and imported roller brake testers.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer’s safety
8. Relevant documents:   Not stated
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Not stated
10. Final date for comments:   6  October 2003
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:
www.inmetro.gov.br/regs_ext/docs/documentos/CD000558.pdf