. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/BRA/149 
16 February 2004 
 (04-0625) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English 
   
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated 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:   Ministry of Defense – Brazilian Army 
Secretaria de Ciência e Tecnologia Centro Tecnológico do Exército – CTEx Divisão Técnica Av. das Américas, 28705 – Guaratiba 
Rio de Janeiro – RJ CEP: 23020-470 
 Telephone: (55) 21 2410.6200 (extension line 6632/6633) Telefax:: (55) 21 2410.6236 Email:  snt@ctex.eb.br 
Web-site: http://www.ctex.eb.mil.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:   National Institute 
of Metrology, Standardizati on and Industrial Quality-INMETRO 
 
Telephone: +(55) 21 2563.2821 Telefax:          +(55) 21 2502.6542 Email:  barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br Web-site: www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas 
 
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):   Fireworks, signalling 
flares, rain rockets, fog signals, other pyrotechnic articles (HS 3604) ; Safety fuses; 
detonating fuse; percussion or detonating caps, igniters; electric detonators (HS 3603)   
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Ministerial 
Act number 046, October 3rd , 2003 (Portaria  Nº 046-SCT, de 03 de octubro de 2003), 
issued by the Ministry of Defense, on firewo rks and similar pyrotechnic articles employed 
in pyrotechnic shows. (15 pages, in Portuguese). G/TBT/N/BRA/149 
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6. Description of content:    Technical Regulation laying down mandatory technical 
requirements and conformity assessment procedures encompassing registration requirements, test methods, evaluation of safet y for use and commercialization of fireworks 
employed in pyrotechnic shows, including labelling requirements. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human health and labelling requirements. 
8. Relevant documents:   Decree number 1,797, January 25th 1996 (Decreto Nº 1.797, de 
25 de janeiro de 1996, Presidência da Repúl bica, publicado no DOU de 26 de janeiro de 
1996); Technical Regulation R-105 - on insp ection of controlled products (R-105), 
approved by Decree number 3.665, November 20th 2000 (Regulamento para Fiscalização de 
Produtos Controlados (R-105), aprovado pelo D ecreto Nº 3.665, de 20 de novembro de 
2000, Presidência da República, publicado no DOU de 21 de novembro de 2000); Technical 
Regulation REG/T-01 – on packaging of Class 1 Products - Explosives (REG/T-01 – Regulamento Técnico de Embalagens de Pr odutos da Classe 1- Explosivos, publicado no 
DOU de 21 de setembro de 1998); ISO 2859/1 Sampling Procedures for Inspections by 
Attributes - Part 1. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:  3 October 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.exercito.gov.br/06OMs/Secretar/sct/REGT02.PDF