WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.208
21May1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-2099)
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: Ministerio daAgricultura edoAbastecimento andMinistério da
Saúde
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 maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable):
Wine spirits (except fermented beverages)
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: MERCOSUR
(Technical Regulation Referring toWine Spirits andTechnical Specifications for
Alcoholic Beverages (Except Fermented Beverages)
6. Description ofcontent: Thisregulation approves thewinespirit definition aswellasthe
technical specifications foralcoholic beverages (except fermented beverages).
7. Objective andrationale: Toharmonize definitions inorder tofacilitate goods
interchange between country members.
8. Relevant documents: Resolution MERCOSUL/GMC 20/94, 77/94 and143/96
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 1August 1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 11June1997
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: