WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.96.338
18September 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-3662)
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: INMETRO
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
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): Security helmets
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Proposed Conformity
Certification forSecurity Helmets forPassengers andDrivers ofMotor Cycles, Motor
Bikes andSimilar Vehicles
6. Description ofcontent: TheRegulation establishes thattheconformity certification of
security helmets forpassengers anddrivers ofmotor cycles, motor bikes andsimilar
vehicles which aremarketed intothecountry must becompulsory.
7. Objective andrationale: Human protection
8. Relevant documents: Resolu çàoCONTRAN No.757
9. Proposed dateofadoption: 20September 1996
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 1January 1998
10. Final dateforcomments: 5November 1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: