WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/BRA/61
2 October 2002
(02-5298)
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
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 [     ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [ X], 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):   Metallic telephone
cables (HS Chapter 85)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Resolution number
300, June 20th, 2002 (Resolução no. 300 de 20 de junho de 2002),  issued by the National
Telecommunications Agency on the Certification of Metallic Telephone Cables (27 Pages,
in Portuguese)
6. Description of content:   Resolution issued by the National Telecommunications Agency
which lays down the conformity assessment requirements for the certification of metallic
telephone cables.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Conformity assessment procedures.
8. Relevant documents:   Resolution number 300, June 20th, 2002 (Resolução no. 300 de
20 de junho de 2002).
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }24 June 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:           