WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.206
21May1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-2097)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: BRAZIL/MERCOSUR
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Secretaria Nacional deVigilância Sanitária
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Disposable sterile
hypodermic syringes
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Technical Regulation
forDisposable Sterile Hypodermic syringes
6. Description ofcontent: This regulation specifies requirements fordisposable sterile
hypodermic syringes made ofplastic materials andwhich areintended toabsorb fluids
ortoinject fluids immediately after being filled. This regulation does notinclude
syringes fortheuseofinsulin, glass syringes, syringes with permanently connected
needles, syringes fortheusewithmotor pumps, pre-filled syringes withtheinjection
liquid orsyringes provided withtheinjection, asinakit,tobefilled byapharmacist.
7. Objective andrationale: Toguide manufacturers andimporters astothequality ofthese
appliances.
8. Relevant documents: Resolution MERCOSUL/GMC 37/96
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: Thisregulation willcome intoeffect onthesame
dateastheResolution MERCOSUL/GMC No.37/96 isimplemented byState Members.
10. Final dateforcomments:
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: