. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/BRA/94
30 January 2003
(03-0623)
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 2563.2824
Telefax: +(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-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 [    ], 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):   Liquefied petroleum gas
(HS:  2711.1)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Despatch number
1038/2002, issued by the Brazilian National Petroleum Agency with annex Draft
Ministerial Act on marketing requirements for liquefied petroleum gas. (10 pages, in
Portuguese).
6. Description of content:   Despatch and Annex Draft Technical Regulation which lay down
the marketing requirements for national and imported liquefied petroleum gas. The
determination of the product characteristics will be carried out based on the following
ASTM, Brazilian Standards (NBR/ABNT ) and Brazilian Methods (MB/ABNT):
• ASTM D 1265 – Sampling Liquefied Petroleum (LP) Gases
• ASTM D 1267 – Test Method for Vapor Pre ssure of Liquefied Petroleum LP Gases
(LP-Gas  Method)
• ASTM D 2598 - Practice for Calculation of Certain Physical Properties of Liquefied
Petroleum (LP) Gases from Compositional Analysis
• ASTM D 1837 - Test Method for Volatility of Liquefied Petroleum (LP) GasesG/TBT/N/BRA/94
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• ABNT MB 285 – Boiling Point of the 95% Vaporized Fraction of LP Gases (Ponto de
Ebulição dos 95% Evaporados de GLP)
• ASTM D 2163 - Test Method for Analysis of Liquefied Petroleum (LP) Gases and
Propene Concentrates by Gas Chromatography
• ASTM D 2158 - Test Method for Residues in Liquefied Petroleum (LP) Gases
• ASTM D 2784 - Test Method for Sulfur in Liquefied  Petroleum Gases (Oxy- Hydrogen
Burner or Lamp)
• ASTM D 3246 - Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Gas by Oxidative
Microcoulometry
• ABNT NBR 6563 – Liquefied Petroleum Gas and Liquid Petroleum Products – Sulphur
Determination – Lamp Method (Gás Liqüefeito de Petróleo e Produtos Líquidos dePetróleo – Determinação do Teor de Enxofre – Método da Lâmpada)
• ASTM D 2420 - Test Method for Hydrogen Sulfide in Liquefied Petroleum (LP) Gases
(Lead Acetate Method)
• ASTM D 1838 - Test Method for Copper Strip Corrosion by Liquefied Petroleum (LP)
Gases
• ABNT MB 281 – Teste Method for the Determination of Corrosion by Liquefied
Petroleum (LP) Gases (Método de ensaio para a determinação da corrosividade de GLP)
• ASTM D 1657 - Test Method for Density or Relative Density of Light Hydrocarbons by
Pressure Thermohydrometer
• ASTM D 2598 - Practice for Calculation of Certain Physical Properties of Liquefied
Petroleum (LP) Gases from Compositional Analysis
• ASTM D 2163 - Test Method for Analysis of Liquefied Petroleum (LP) Gases and
Propene Concentrates by Gas Chromatography
• ASTM D 2713 - Test Method for Dryness of Propane (Valve Freeze Method)
• ABNT MB 282 – Test Method for Moisture Determination in Propane (Método de
Ensaio para a Determinação de Umidade em Propano)
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer’s safety.
8. Relevant documents:   ASTM D 1265; ASTM D 1267 ; ASTM D 2598; ASTM D 1837;
ABNT MB 285; ASTM D 2163; ASTM D 2158; ASTM D 2784; ASTM D 3246; ABNT
NBR 6563; ASTM D 2420; ASTM D 1838; AB NT MB 281; ASTM D 1657; ASTM D
2598; ASTM D 2163; ASTM D 2713; ABNT MB 282.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Does not apply
10. Final date for comments:   31 January 2003
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:
www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas