WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.211
21May1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-2102)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: BRAZIL/MERCOSUR
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Ministério daSaúde
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): Foods andsimulators
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Technical Regulation -
Mercosul -Regarding theIncorporation ofTable 1:Classification ofFoods and
Simulators; asanAnnex toResolution No.30/92
6. Description ofcontent: Thegroup members haveagreed upon thenecessity ofhaving a
classification offoods andsimulators formigration tests onreceptacles andplastic
equipment which come intocontact withfoods.
7. Objective andrationale: Consumer protection
8. Relevant documents: Resolution MERCOSUL/GMC No.30/92
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 1June1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 11June1997
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: