./.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/BRA/41
12 August 2002
(02-4405)
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, Standardisation and Industrial
Quality-INMETRO
Telephone: +(55) 21 2563.2821
Telefax: +(55) 21 2502.6542Email: pontofocal.tbt.omc@inmetro.gov.br
Web-site: www.inmetro.gov.br
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, otherwis e national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Low pressure liquefied
petroleum gas regulators (HS 84.81)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Portaria  número 18 de
29 de janeiro de 2002 (Ministerial Act number 18, January 29th, 2002), issued by Inmetro,
on conformity assessment procedures of low pressure liquefied petroleum gas regulators
(1 page, in Portuguese).
6. Description of content: Technical Regulation which lays down the requirements for
conformity assessment procedures of low pressure liquefied petroleum gas regulators,
employed with gas flows up to 4kg/h. It determin es that all low pressure liquefied petroleum
gas regulators marketed in Brazil must comply with the present technical regulation andwith the Brazilian Standard NBR/ABNT 8473/2001 – Regulador de Baixa Pressão para Gás
Liqüefeito de Petróleo (GLP) com capacidade  até 4 kg/h (Low Pressure Liquefied Gas
Regulators for Gas Flows Up to 4 kg/h). It  also revokes Portaria número 21 de 8 de
fevereiro de 1999 (Ministerial Act number 21, February 8
th, 1999), on the Liquefied
Petroleum Gas Regulators.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Conformity assessment procedures and consumer’s safety.G/TBT/N/BRA/41
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8. Relevant documents:  Portaria  número 18 de 29 de janeiro de 2002; NBR/ABNT
8473/2001 – Regulador de Baixa Pressão para Gás Liqüefeito de Petróleo (GLP) com
capacidade até 4 kg/h ; Portaria número 21 de 8 de fevereiro de 1999.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }31 January 2002
10. Final date for comments:   Not stated.
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:
http://www.inmetro.gov.br/articulacoes/pontofocal/buscaNotificacao.asp