WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/BRA/106
13 March 2003
(03-1466)
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/barreirastecnicas
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):   Tank vehicles
(HS: 87.01)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Ministerial Act
number 43, February 18th, 2003, (Portaria no.43 de 18 de fevereiro de 2003) issued by the
Brazilian National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality on the
metrological requirements for tank vehicles. (3 pages, in Portuguese).
6. Description of content:  Ministerial Act and Annex Draft Technical Regulation which
amend Ministerial Act number 59, March 19th 1993 (Portaria no. 59 de 19 de março de
1993) by adding metrological requirements for tank vehicles without air space.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer's safety
8. Relevant documents:  Ministerial Act number 59, March 19th 1993 (Portaria no. 59 de
19 de março de 1993)
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Not stated
10. Final date for comments:   20 March 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/servicos/rtf.asp?tipo=1&numAto=43&ano=2003