WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/BRA/78
21 January 2003
(03-0313)
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 2502.6542
Email: barreirastecnicas@inmetro.com.brWeb-site: www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas
Agency responsible: Rural Support and Cooperativism Office
Telephone: +(55) 61 226.9842
Fax: +(55)61 224.4322
E-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):   Cotton (Gossipyum
herbaceum, G. arboreum, G. hirsutum and G. barbadense) (HS: Chapter 52)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Ministerial Act
number 63, December 5th, 2002 and annex technical regulation (Portaria no. 63 de 5 de
novembro de 2002) issued by the Rural Support and Cooperativism Office on the
establishment of identity and quality of cotton in plume. (6 pages, in Portuguese).
6. Description of content:   Ministerial act and annex technical regulation on the
establishment of identity and quality of cotton in plume.  It lays down quality, marking, andlabelling requirements, as well as testing and testing equipment calibration procedures.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Marking, labelling and testing 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:   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/barreirastecnicas