. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/BRA/79
21 January 2003
(03-0314)
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, Standardisation and Industrial
Quality-INMETRO
Telephone: +(55) 21 2563.2821
Telefax: +(55) 21 2502.6542Email: barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br
Web-site:  www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, 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 [ X], 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):   Multiphase and
monophase electric meters for active energy (HS: 9028.30)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Ministerial Act
number 246, December 20th, 2002 (Portaria  no. 246 de 20 de dezembro de 2002), issued by
Inmetro, on the pattern approval procedures for multiphase and monophase electric meters
for active energy (15 pages, in Portuguese).
6. Description of content:   Technical Regulation which lays down pattern approval
procedures for multiphase and monophase electric meters for active energy, classes 1 and 2.
The new electric meters, both made in Brazil and imported, produced after 90 days of the
entry into force of the present Technical Regu lation will be subject to the requirements laid
down hereby.It also revokes the following Ministerial Acts:
• Ministerial Act number 148, October 24
th 1985, issued by Inmetro (Portaria Inmetro no.
148 de 24 de outubro de 1985)
• Ministerial Act number 149, October 24th 1985, issued by Inmetro (Portaria Inmetro no.
149 de 24 de outubro de 1985)
• Ministerial Act number 23, February 3rd 1986, issued by Inmetro (Portaria Inmetro no.
23 de 3 de fevereiro de 1986)
• Ministerial Act number 24, February 3rd 1986, issued by Inmetro (Portaria Inmetro no.
24 de 3 de fevereiro de 1986)
• Ministerial Act number 23, June 25th 1969, issued by INPM (Portaria INPM no. 23 de
25 de junho de 1969)G/TBT/N/BRA/79
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Ministerial Act number 210, November 4th 1994, issued by Inmetro (Portaria Inmetro no.
210 de 4 de novembro de 1994)
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Pattern approval procedures and consumer’s safety.
8. Relevant documents:   Ministerial Act number 114, June 29th 1998, issued by Inmetro
(Portaria Inmetro no. 114 de 29 de junho de 1998); Mercosur Resolution number 51/97
(Resolução Mercosul/GMC no. 51/97)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  27 December 2002
Proposed date of entry into force:  27 December 2002
10. Final date for comments:   Not stated
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
http://www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas