WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99/591
1 December 1999
(99-5173)
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 [ X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 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):   Frozen fish and sea food
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Project of Mercosur
Technical Regulation concerning Determining of Liquid Net of Frozen Fish and Sea Food
(5 pages, available in Portuguese and Spanish)
6. Description of content:   This project of technical regulation establishes the need to clearly
define the liquid net of frozen fish and sea food.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Facilitate the trade between Mercosur State Parts.
8. Relevant documents:           
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force:  Not stated          
10. Final date for comments:   25 November 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           