. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/BRA/103
13 March 2003
(03-1459)
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
Email: 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):   Fire extinguisher
(HS:84.24)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Ministerial Act 258,
December 30th 2002, (Portaria no. 258 de 30 de dezembro de 2002) issued by the Brazilian
National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality-INMETRO on
conformity assessment procedures for fire extinguishers. (10 pages, in Portuguese).
6. Description of content:  Ministerial Act and Annex Draft Technical Regulation which
amend Ministerial Act number 111, September 28th 1999 (Portaria no. 111 de 28 de
setembro de 1999) and lay down conformity assessment procedures required for national
and imported fire extinguishers.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer's safety.
8. Relevant documents:  NBR ISO 9001: Quality Manage ment System; NBR 10721:2000 Dry
Chemical Fire Extinguishers; NBR 11715: 1999 Water Fire Extinguishers; NBR 11716:2000
Carbon Dioxide Fire Extinguishers; NBR 11751: 1999 Foam Fire Extinguishers; NBR
11762: 2001 Halon Fire Extinguishers. Mi nisterial Act Number 111, September 28th 1999
(Portaria no. 111 de 28 de setembro de 1999).G/TBT/N/BRA/103
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9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Not stated
10. Final date for comments:   Not stated
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.immetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas