./.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/BRA/36
13 August 2002
(02-4416)
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/articulacoes
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, otherwis e national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Pre-packaged goods,
including soaps and detergents in powder, flake, grain, liquid, paste, tablet and  bar formsand like products (HS: 3401.1); cement (HS: 3816.00); cocoa products (HS: Chapter 18);
sweets, candies and ice-cream (HS: 17.04;20.07;2105.00); cotton, linen, wool, silk, viscose,
polyamide, polyester threads and fibres, and like products either natural, artificial, synthetic
or their blends (HS: Chapters 50 to 55).
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Ministerial Act
number 101, May 16th, 2002 (Portaria  no. 101 de 16 de maio de 2002), issued by Inmetro,
on measurement tolerances and sampling criteria for pre-packaged goods. (1 page, inPortuguese).
6. Description of content:  Revokes Ministerial Act number 2, May 7th, 1982 (Portaria no. 2
de 7 de maio de 1982) which laid down measurement tolerances and sampling criteria for
pre-packaged goods, encompassing  soaps and detergents in powder, flake, grain, liquid,
paste, tablet and  bar forms and like products; cement; cocoa products; sweets, candies and
ice-cream; cotton, linen, wool, silk, viscose, polyamide, polyester threads and fibres, and
like products either natural, artificial, synthetic or their blends.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer’s safety.
8. Relevant documents:  Ministerial Act number 101, May 16th, 2002 (Portaria  no. 101 de 16
de maio de 2002); Ministerial Act number 2, May 7th, 1982 (Portaria no. 2 de 7 de maio de
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9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force:20 May 2002
10. Final date for comments:   Not stated
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:
 http://www.inmetro.gov.br/articulacoes/pontofocal/buscaNotificacao.asp