 
  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/BRA/133/Add.1 
17 February 2004 
 
 (04-0639) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum
 
 
  The following communication, dated 16 February 2004, is being circulated at the request of 
the delegation of Brazil
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 The draft technical regulation notified unde r G/TBT/N/BRA/133, which proposed mandatory 
conformity assessment procedures for automatic ra il-weighbridges, either produced in Brazil or 
imported and which are marketed in Brazil, has ente red into force through Ministerial Act number 16, 
dated 16 January 2004, issued by Inmetro, without changes in its content.  
 The above mentioned Ministerial Act establis hes that the above automatic rail-weighbridges 
must clearly show compliance with Standard R 106- 1(1997), issued by the International Organization 
of Legal Metrology.   The full text of the above mentioned Ministerial Act can be downloaded at: 
 
 http://www.inmetro.gov.br/rtac/pdf/RTAC000874.pdf  
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