  
  
G/TBT/N/BRA/894  
9 August 2019  
(19-5205) Page: 1/2 
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 Tecnology - Inmetro  
Telephone: +(55) 21 2563.2918  
Telefax: +(55) 21 2563.5637  
Email: barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br  
Website:  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 Tecnology - 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):  HS: 
90.28.30 Electricity meters  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Ordinance 330, 
11 July 2019 (1 page in Portuguese).  
6. Description of content:  Technical Regulation laying down metrological and safety 
requirements to improve the approved Metrological Technical regulation (RTM) set by 
Inmetro Ordinance 371, September 28th, 2007which establishes the minimum conditions to 
be observed in the Distribu ted Electricity Measurement Systems (SDMEE) model 
evaluation.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of environment; Protection of human health and consumer 
information.; Consumer information, labe lling; Protection of human health or safety . 
8. Relevant documents:   
(1)  Brazilian   Official   Journal   (Diário   Oficial   da  União)   150, August 5th, 2019,   section   
1,  page  18; (2) Ordinance 371, September 28 th 2007( Portaria Inmetro 371, de 28 de 
Setembro de 2007); (3) Brazilian Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União); (4) Not 
informed.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Not applicable  
Proposed da te of entry into force:  Not applicable  G/TBT/N/BRA/894  
 
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  10. Final date for comments:  Not applicable  
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/RTAC002589.pdf  
 