. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/BRA/48
2 September 2002
(02-4654)
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, Standardisation and Industrial
Quality-INMETRO
Telephone: +(55) 21 2563.2821
Telefax: +(55) 21 2502.6542Email: 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):   Multiphase and
monophase electronic energy  meters (HS: 9028.30)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Ministerial Act
number 1, January 8th, 2002 (Portaria  no. 1 de 8 de janeiro de 2002), issued by Inmetro, on
the pattern approval procedures for multiphase and monophase electronic energy  meters
(1 page, in Portuguese).
6. Description of content:  Technical Regulation which lays down pattern approval
procedures for multiphase and monophase electronic energy  meters. It determines that:
(a) Until a specific technical regulation is made public, all new multiphase and
monophase electronic energy  meters, either  imported or produced in Brazil, mustcomply to the following Brazilian Standards: NBR/ASTM 14519/2000 – Electronic
energy meters (Static) – Requirements (Medidores eletrônicos de energia elétrica –
Especificação) and NBR/ASTM 14520/2000 – Electronic energy meters (Static) –
Testing methods (Medidores eletrônicos de energia elétrica (estáticos) – Métodos
de Ensaios).
(b) The use of previously approved monophase electronic energy  meters will be
allowed until the date of entry into force of the present technical regulation,
provided their measurement errors do not exceed the limits established by the
present technical regulation and above mentioned Brazilian Standards.G/TBT/N/BRA/48
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7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Pattern approval procedures and consumer’s safety.
8. Relevant documents:   Ministerial Act number 1, January 8th, 2002; (Portaria  no. 1 de 8 de
janeiro de 2002) ; NBR/ASTM  14519/2000; NBR/ASTM 14520/2000.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  12 January 2002
Proposed date of entry into force: 12 January 2002
10. Final date for comments:   Not stated
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/articulacoes/pontofocal/buscaNotificacao.asp