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11 February 2020  
(20-1071) Page: 1/1 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  BRAZIL   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (INMETRO)  
Telephone: +(55) 21 2145.3817  
Email: barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br  
Web-site: www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (INMETRO)  
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):  Air 
conditioning machines, comprising a motor -driven fan and elements for changing the 
temperature and humidity, including those machines in which the humidity cannot be 
separately regulated (HS 8415)  
5. Title, num ber of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Resolution  01, of 27 January 2020 (Portaria Nº 01, de 27 de janeiro de 2020) (9 page(s), 
in Portuguese)  
6. Description of content:  The Draft Resolution for the partial improvement of the 
conform ity assessment requirements for air conditioners, establishing the seasonal cooling 
performance index and determining other measures for the availability of these products in 
the national market.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:  (1) Brazilian Official Gazette (Diário Oficial da União) 25, of 
05 February 2020, section 1, page 19; (2) Not stated; (3) Brazilian Official Gazette; 
(4) Not stated.  
9. Propose d date of adoption:  To be defined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  In the date of its publication.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days after publication in the Official Gazette of Brazil  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
http://www.inmetro.gov.br/legislacao/rtac/pdf/RTAC002618.pdf  
 