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15 December 2020  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  15 December 2020 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Brazil . 
 
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Title: Amendment to Ordinance No. 111 of 27 March 2020, which defines extraordinary conditions 
for carrying out conformity assessment activities during the coronavirus pandemic (COVID -19) 
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[  ] Comment period changed - date:   
[  ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[  ] Notified measure published - date:  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 11 December 2020  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
https://www .in.gov.br/web/dou/ -/portaria -n-377-de-10-de-dezembro -de-2020-
293523876  
http://www.inmetro.gov.br/legislacao/rtac/pdf/RTAC002683.pdf  
[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[  ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[  ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[  ] Other:  
 
Description:  National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology – Inmetro, issued the Inmetro 
Ordinance 377, 10 December 2020 that amends the Ordinance 111, 27 March 2020, which defines 
extraordinary conditions for carrying out compliance assessment activities du ring the coronavirus 
pandemic (COVID -19), in order to postpone its application.  
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1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.  