WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.550
6 November 1998
(98-4379)
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 [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):  Pre-packaged goods
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Technical Regulation on
Pre-Measured Products which are Marketed in Mass Unit of Different Nominal Values
6. Description of content:  This Regulation establishes the criteria to verify the effective
content of pre-packaged products which are marketed in mass units of unequal nominalvalue.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Facilitate
trade by abolishing technical restrictions which could impede the free circulation of pre-
packaged goods
8. Relevant documents:           
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 1999
10. Final date for comments:  24 December 1998
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:           