WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/BRA/126
21 August 2003
(03-4372)
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, Standardisation and Industrial
Quality-INMETRO
Telephone: +(55) 21 2563.2824
Telefax: +(55) 21 2502.6542
E-mail: barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br
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):   Electrical cables and
flexible cords (HS 85.44)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   D r a f t  Technical
Regulation number 128, 31 July 2003 (Portaria  no.128 de 31 de julho de 2003), issued by
Inmetro, on the conformity assessment procedures for electrical cables and flexible cords
(9 pages, in Portuguese).
6. Description of content:   This Draft Technical Regulation lays down the conformity
assessment procedures for electrical cables and flexible cords for voltages in the range
of 450 to 750V, according to IEC Standard number 60245-4:1994.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer’s safety
8. Relevant documents:   IEC 60245-4:1994, Amendment 1/1997 Cords and flexible cables –
Rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V - Part 4: Cords and flexible cables.
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:
http://www.inmetro.gov.br/regs_ext/docs/documentos/CD000554.pdf