WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.300
24 June 1999
(99-2596)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   BRAZIL
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial
Quality-INMETRO
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [], 2.10.1 [ X], 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):   Velocimeters
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Metrological
Technical Regulation on Chronotachographs (Velocimeters) (full text available in
Portuguese, 9 pages)
6. Description of content:   This regulation approves the metrological technical regulation that
establishes the conditions which chronotachographs should satisfy.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Metrological reliability
8. Relevant documents:   CONMETRO Resolution n.11/1988
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force:  14 January 1999
10. Final date for comments:
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           