WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.370
24July1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-3116)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: BRAZIL/MERCOSUR
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: National Institute ofMetrology, Standardization and
Industrial Quality -INMETRO
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Elastomeric materials
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: MERCOSUR
Technical Regulation ontheGeneral Provisions fortheUseofEquipment and
Elastomeric Receptacles which areIntended forContact withFoods
6. Description ofcontent: Thisdocument establishes thatequipment which isintended to
beusedincontact withfoods which aremarketed among MERCOSUR member States
should comply withtheestablished requirements intheAdjunct Technical Regulation
"General Provisions onElastomeric Receptacles andEquipment which Come into
Contact withFoods".
7. Objective andrationale: Harmonize thecommon regulations fortheabove-mentioned
equipment
8. Relevant documents: Resolution GMC 3/92
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 1September 1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 12August 1997
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: