WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/BRA/23
26 October 2001
(01-5275)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
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.
Telephone: +(55) 21 2563.2821Telefax: +(55) 21 2502.6542
Email: pontofocal.tbt.omc@inmetro.gov.br
Web-site: www.inmetro.gov.br
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [    ], 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):   Vehicles of the M2
category for international paid transportation of passengers on highways (buses – medium
and long distance). (ICS 43.080.20)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Mercosur Technical
Regulation for vehicles (up to 35.000N) of the M2 category for international paid
transportation of passengers on highway (buses – medium and long distance).
(5 pages in Portuguese and Spanish).
6. Description of content:   The present Mercosur Technical Regulation determines that
vehicles are in conformity with classification of the MERCOSUR standard, GMCResolution no. 35/94, if they are in accordance to the M2 category observing certain
technical characteristics.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Facilitate the exchange of vehicles, its parts and its pieces and to guarantee the passengers
safety.
8. Relevant documents:   Mercosur Res. GMC nº 35/94 and United Nations Regulation
ECE R 52,1998 .
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Not Stated.
10. Final date for comments:   05 November 2001.
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:           