WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/BRA/13
12 July 2001
(01-3458)
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) 21 563.2815
Telefax: +(55) 21 502.6542
Email: pontofocal.tbt.omc@inmetro.gov.br
Web-site: www.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 [ 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):   Motor vehicles
(ICS: 43.040.60)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:    MERCOSUR
Technical Regulation for Lock of Motor Vehicle Hoods (4 pages in Portuguese and
Spanish)
6. Description of content:   This regulation establishes requirements for hoods locking
systems and applies to vehicles of M and N categories.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To adapt legislation among the MERCOSUR Party States and to ensure passengers' safety.
8. Relevant documents:           
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Not stated
10. Final date for comments:   17 August 2001
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:           