WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.301
23 June 1999
(99-2571)
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):   Free gift packages
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Regulation on
Packages Used to Provide Free Gifts of Gift Vouchers and Extra Quantities of a Product as
Promotional Gifts for Consumers (full text available in Portuguese, 1 page)
6. Description of content:   This regulation contains specific rules related to free gifts or gift
vouchers and extra quantities of a product, including packages of promotional gifts forconsumers.  This regulation also replaces the INMETRO Portaria n.163 of
12 December 1995.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To avoid false publicity affecting consumers.
8. Relevant documents:
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force:  17 December 1998
10. Final date for comments:
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           