WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/175
10 April 2000
(00-1438)
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 [    ], 5.6.2 [ X], 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):   Switches
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Project to Conformity
– Certification of Switches Intended to Low Tensions up to 750V (2 pages, available in
Portuguese)
6. Description of content:   This project sets up on the scope from the Brazilian Certification
System, the compulsory certification of switches intended to low tensions up to 750V whichare marketed in the country.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Human safety.
8. Relevant documents:   INMETRO Portaria No. 11, 25 January 2000
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force:  28 January 2001
10. Final date for comments:   29 March 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           