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12 April 2023  
(23-2608) 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 Agency for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels – ANP 
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 indicat ed if different from above:   
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   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN  where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Biodiesel 
and mixtures thereof, not containing or containing < 70 % by weight of petroleum oils or 
oils obtained from bituminous minerals (HS code(s): 3826)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Resolution Nº 
920, 4 April 2023; (8 page(s), in Portuguese)  
6. Description of content:  Resolution ANP No. 920 establishes the specification of biodiesel 
and the obligation s regarding quality control to be met by economic agents that market 
the product in Brazilian territory  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Promote the quality of diesel oil and its blends along the entire  production 
and distribution chain, from the point of view of the contribution of biodiesel and the 
influence of its quality.; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1) Brazilian Official Gazette 66 on 5 April 2023, section 1, page 51  
https://www.in.gov.br/en/web/dou/ -/resolucao -anp-n-920-de-4-de-abril-de-2023-
475197674  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  3 July 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  3 July 2023  G/TBT/N/BRA/1481  
 
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  10. Final date for comments:  Not Applicable  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://www.in.gov.br/en/web/dou/ -/resolucao -anp-n-920-de-4-de-abril-de-2023-
475197674  
 