. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/BRA/118
23 May 2003
(03-2781)
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, Standardization and Industrial
Quality-INMETRO
Telephone: +(55) 21 2563.2824Telefax: +(55) 21 2502.6542
Email: barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br
Web-site: www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas
Agency responsible:   Brazilian National Petroleum Agency
Telephone: +(55) 21 3804 0000
Telefax: +(55) 21 3804 0102/03/04
Web-site: www.anp.gov.br
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-siteaddresses, if available) of  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, otherwis e national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Biodiesel (HS: 1518)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Despatch number 314,
April 8th 2003 (Despacho do Diretor-Geral nº 314 de 8 de abril de 2003), issued by the
Brazilian National Petroleum Agency, with Annex Draft Technical Regulation on
specifications for biodiesel production (7 pages, in Portuguese).
6. Description of content:   Despatch and Annex Draft Technical Regulation which lay down
marketing requirements for pure biodiesel manufactured in or imported into Brazil to be
added into diesel oil in a proportion of 20% in volume for automotive use. The
determination of the product characteristics will be carried out based on the followingAmerican Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), International Organisation for
Standardisation (ISO) and Comité Européen de Normalisation (CEN):
ASTM D 93 - Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester;
ASTM D 2709 - Water and Sediment in Mi ddle Distillate Fuels by Centrifuge;
ASTM D 445 - Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids (and theCalculation of Dynamic Viscosity);
ASTM D 874 - Sulphated Ash from Lubricating Oils and Additives;G/TBT/N/BRA/118
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ASTM D 5453 - Total Sulphur in Light Hydrocar bons, Motor Fuels and Oils by Ultraviolet
Fluorescence;
ASTM D 130 – Detection of Copper Corrosion from Petroleum Products by the Copper
Strip Tarnish Test
ASTM D 613 - Cetane Numb er of Diesel Fuel Oil
ASTM D 6371 - Cold Filter Plugging Point of Diesel and Heating Fuels
ASTM D 4530 - Determination of Carbon Residue (Micro Method)
ASTM D 664 - Acid Number of Petroleum Products by Potentiometric Titration
ASTM D 6584 - Determination of Free and Total Glycerine in B-100 Biodiesel Methyl
Esters by Gas Chromatography
ASTM D 1160 - Distillation of Petr oleum Products at Reduced Pressure
ASTM D 1298 - Density, Relative Density (Specific Gravity) or API Gravity of CrudePetroleum and Liquid Petroleum Products by Hydrometer Method
ASTM D 4052 - Density and Relative Density of Liquids by Digital Density Meter
ASTM D 4951 - Determination of Additive Elements in Lubricating Oils by Inductively
Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry
ISO/CD 3679 - Petroleum Products – Determination of flash point – Rapid equilibriumclosed cup
EN ISO 3104 - Petroleum Products – Transparent and opaque liquids – Determination of
kinematic viscosity and calculation of dynamic viscosity
ISO 3987 - Petroleum Products – Lubricating oils and additives – Determination of
sulphated ashEN ISO 2160 - Petroleum Products – Corrosiveness to copper – Copper strip test
Note:  Please, refer to full text for a complete list of standards .
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Prevention of deceptive practices
8. Relevant documents:   ASTM D 93, ASTM D 2709, ASTM D 445, ASTM D 874, ASTM
D 5453, ASTM D 130, ASTM D 130, ASTM D 613, ASTM D 6371, ASTM D 4530,
ASTM D 664, ASTM D 6584, ASTM D 1160, ASTM D 1298, ASTM D 4052, ASTM D
4951, ISO/CD 3679, EN ISO 3104, ISO 3987,EN ISO 2160.
Note:  Please, refer to full text for a complete list of standards .
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force:Not stated.
10. Final date for comments:   16 May 2003
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:
http://www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas
http://www.anp.gov.br/doc/consulta_publica/Portaria_De314_2003.pdf