. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/BRA/68
5 December 2002
(02-6709)
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 0000Telefax: +(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, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Lube base oils
(HS: Chapter 27)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   M i n i s t e r i a l
Act number 129,  July 30th 1999 (Portaria no. 129  de 30 de julho de 1999), issued by the
Brazilian National Petroleum Agency, on marketing requirements for lube base oils.
(7 pages, in Portuguese).
6. Description of content:   Ministerial Act and Annex Technical Regulation which lay down
the marketing requirements for national and imported lube base oils.  The determination of
the product characteristics will be carried out based on the following ASTM, Brazilian
Standards (NBR/ABNT) and/or De utsche Norm (DIN) Standards:
• ASTM D 4057 – Practice for manual sampling of petroleum and petroleum products
• ASTM D 1500 – Test method for ASTM colour of petroleum products (ASTM colour
scale)
• NBR/ABNT 10441 (based on ASTM D 445) – Test method for kinematic viscosity of
transparent and opaque liquids (and the calculation of dynamic viscosity)
• NBR/ABNT 14358 (based on ASTM D 2270) – Practice for calculating viscosity index
from kinematic viscosity at 40 and 100oC
• NBR/ABNT 11341 (based on ASTM D 92) – Test method for flash and fire points by
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• NBR/ABNT 11349 (based on ASTM D 97) – Test method for pour point of petroleum
products
• NBR/ABNT 14248 (based on ASTM D 974) – Test method for acid and base number
by colour-indicator titration
• NBR/ABNT 9842 (based on ASTM D 482) – Test method for ash from petroleum
products
• NBR/ABNT 14318 (based on ASTM D 524) – Test method for Ramsbottom carbon
residue of petroleum products
• NBR/ABNT 14359 (based on ASTM D 130) – Test method for detection of copper
corrosion from petroleum products by the copper strip tarnish test
• ASTM D 943 – Test method for oxidation characteristics of inhibited mineral oils
• NBR/ABNT 14172 (based on ASTM D 1401) – Test method for water separability of
petroleum oils and synthetic fluids
• NBR/ABNT 14157 (based on DIN 51581) – Testing of lubricants – Determination of
evaporation loss of lubricant oils – Noack test
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer’s safety.
8. Relevant documents:   ASTM D 4057; ASTM D 1500; NBR/ABNT 10441; ASTM D 445;
NBR/ABNT 14358; ASTM D 2270; NBR/ABNT  11341; ASTM D 92; NBR/ABNT 11349;
ASTM D 97; NBR/ABNT 14248; ASTM D 974; NBR/ABNT 9842; ASTM D 482;
NBR/ABNT 14318; ASTM D 524; NBR/AB NT 14359; ASTM D 130; ASTM D 943;
NBR/ABNT 14172; ASTM D 1 401;NBR/ABNT 14157; DIN 51581
9. Proposed date of adoption:  30 September 1999
Proposed date of entry into force:
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:
www.inmetro.gov.br /barreirastecnicas