G/TBT/N/BRA/1140  
26 February 2021  
(21-1688) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  BRAZIL   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology – 
INMETRO  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if  different from above:   
National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology – INMETRO  
Telephone: +(55) 21 2145.3817  
Email: barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br   
Web-site: www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas  
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):  
Laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical glassware, whether or not graduated or calibrated 
(excl. containers for the conveyance or packing of goods, measuring, checking or medical 
instruments and apparatus of chapt er 90) (HS 7017)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Inmetro 
Ordinance Nº 91, 19 February 2021. (6 page(s), in Portuguese)  
6. Description of content:  Approves the Metrological Technical Regulation that establishes 
the crit eria to be observed in the manufacture and use of materialized volume measures, 
100mL graduated cylinders with ground glass and lid, set in the Annex - Consolidated.  
The following are revoked:  
I - Inmetro  Ordinance 528, 3 December 2014, published in the Federal Official Gazette 
on 5 December 2014, section 01, page 119;  
II - Inmetro Ordinance 498, 2 October 2015, published in the Federal Official Gazette on 
6 October 2015, section 01, page 100; and  
III - Inmetro Ordinance 148, 7 June 2017, published in the Federal Official Gazette on 
8 June 2017, section 01, page 113.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Metrological requirements Need to establish the criteri a to be observed in 
the manufacture and use 100 mL graduated cylinders Compliance with Decree No. 10139 
of 28 November 2019, which provides for the need for revision and consolidation of 
normative acts, in order to reduce Brazilian regulatory stock; Other  G/TBT/N/BRA/1140  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  1) Brazilian Official Gazette 34 on 22 February 2021, section 1, 
page 50; 2) Inmetro Ordinance 91, 19 February 2021; 3) Decree No. 10.139 of 
28 November 2019  
https://www.in.gov.br/en/web/dou/ -/portaria -n-91-de-19-de-fevereiro -de-2021-
304492350  
http://www.inmetro.gov.br/legislacao/rtac/pdf/RTAC002705.pdf  
http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_ato2019 -2022/2019/decreto/D10139.htm  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Not applicable  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 March 2021  
10. Final date for comments:  Not applicable  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
http://www.inmetro.gov.br/legislac ao/rtac/pdf/RTAC002705.pdf