. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/BRA/123
24 July 2003
(03-3964)
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 2502.6542E-mail: 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 [     ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [ X ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Power cables with PVC
solid isolation (HS 85.44)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Ministerial Act
number 87, May 20th, 2003 (Portaria  no. 87 de 20 de maio de 2003), issued by Inmetro, on
the mandatory conformity assessment procedures for power cables with PVC solid
isolation.  (9 pages, in Portuguese).
6. Description of content:   Technical Regulation laying down mandatory conformity
assessment procedures for power cables with PVC solid isolation for voltages in the range
of 450 to 750V, either produced in the country or imported and which are marketed in
Brazil.
It also establishes that the above power cables must clearly show compliance with the
following standards:  NBRNM-247-1 :2002, NBRNM-247-2:2002, NBRNM-247-3:2002,
ABNT ISO/IEC Guia 2:1998 and NBR ISO 9001:2000.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer’s safety
8. Relevant documents:  Official Journal, May, 27th 2003, pages 226-227 (D.O.U. de 27 de
maio de 2003, pp. 226-227);  Ministerial Act number 87, May 20th, 2003 (Portaria  no. 87 de
20 de maio de 2003);  NBRNM-247-1:2002 (based on IEC 60227-1, MOD) – Power cables
with PVC solid isolation for voltages in the range of 450 to 750V – Part 1:  generalrequirements (Cabos isolados com policloreto de vinila (PVC) para tensões nominais deG/TBT/N/BRA/123
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450/750 V, inclusive – Parte 1:  requisit os gerais);  NBRNM-247-2:2002 (based on IEC
60227-2, MOD) – Power cables with PVC solid isolation for voltages in the range of 450 to
750V – Part 2:  testing methods (Cabos isolados com policloreto de vinila (PVC) para
tensões nominais de 450/750 V, inclusive – Parte 2:  métodos de ensaio);  NBRNM-247-
3:2002 (based on IEC 60227-3, MOD) – Power cables with PVC solid isolation for voltagesin the range of 450 to 750V – Part 3:  isolated conductors (uncoated) for fixed installations
(Cabos isolados com policloreto de vinila (PVC) para tensões nominais de 450/750 V,
inclusive – Parte 3:  condutores isolados (sem cobertura), para instalações fixas.)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  27 May 2003
Proposed date of entry into force:  27 November 2003
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/regs_ext/docs/documentos/CD000542.pdf