WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.542
6 November 1998
(98-4369)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
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
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):  Flexible cables and cords
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Project to the Conformity
Certification of Flexible Cables and Cords for Tensions Until 750 Volts, which areMarketed in the Country (2 pages, full text available in Portuguese)
6. Description of content:  This project stipulates that domestic and imported flexible cables
and cords, intended to tensions until 750 volts, which are marketed in the country, must
undergo compulsory certification within the Brazilian Certification System scope.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer safety
8. Relevant documents:  -
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force:  28 September 1998
10. Final date for comments:  27 November 1998
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:           