WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/BRA/85
21 January 2003
(03-0322)
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 2563.2821
Telefax: +(55) 21 2502.6542Email: barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br
Web-site: www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas
Agency responsible:  Rural Support and Cooperativism Office
Telephone: +(55) 61 226.9842
Fax: +(55)61 224.4322E-mail: fernandes@agricultura.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):   Orange (HS:0805.10)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Ministerial Act
number 691, November 21st, 2002 and annex draft technical regulation (Portaria no. 691 de
21 de novembro de 2002) issued by the Rural Support and Cooperativism Office  on the
establishment of identity and quality of orange. (6 pages, in Portuguese).
6. Description of content:   Ministerial act and annex draft technical regulation on the
establishment of identity and quality of orange. It lays down quality, marking, packagingand labelling requirements of in natura  orange.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Marking, labelling and packaging requirements and consumer’s safety.
8. Relevant documents:   None
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Not stated
10. Final date for comments:   4 February 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/barreirastecnicas