G/TBT/N/BRA/1102  
2 December 2020  
(20-8673) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  BRAZIL   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Justice and Public Security - National Secretariat of 
Public Security (SENASP)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
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, Quality and Technology – INMETRO  
Telephone: +(55) 21 2145.3817  
Email: barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br   
Web-site: www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas  
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):  ARMS AND 
AMMUNITION; PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF (HS 93)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Ordinance 197, 
23 November 2020 (12 page(s), in Portuguese)  
6. Description of content:  Technical Standard to electro -electronic weapons of 
neuromuscular disability (AINM) for police use ((NT -SENASP nº 002/2020 - Electro -
Electronic Weapons of Neuromuscular Disability (AINM))  
Technical Standard related to Neuromusc ular Incapacitation Electronic Weapons for police 
use. Electro -Electronic Weapons of Neuromuscular Disability (AINM)  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Performance requirements;   To the National Secretariat of Public Security 
(SENASP), based on the established by MJSP Ordinance No. 104/2020, of 13 March 2020, 
is responsible for research and diagnosis, prospecting, standardization, standardization, 
standa rdization and certification of equipment, products and public security services, 
seeking through the edition of SENASP Technical Standards (NT -SENASP). Through a 
process based on the stages of research, diagnosis, establishment of technical 
requirements, s tandardization, and subsequent certification of products in accordance 
with established standards, to ensure the safety, quality and reliability of products used 
by public safety professionals, providing public safety institutions with criteria to 
undertak e public purchases that result in the acquisition of equipment appropriate to 
police activity.; Quality requirements; Other  G/TBT/N/BRA/1102  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1) Brazilian Official Gazette 225 on 25 November 2020, section 1, page 139 2) NT -Senasp 
002/2020  
https://www.in.gov.br/web/dou/ -/portaria -n-197-de-23-de-novembro -de-2020-
290033105  
https://legado.justica.gov.br/sua -seguranca/seguranca -publica/pro -
seguranca/normas/sei_mj -11852486 -projeto -de-norma -tecnica -senasp.pdf/view  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Not applicable  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 December 2020  
10. Final date for comments:  Not applicable  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://legado.justica.gov.br/sua -seguranca/seguranca -publica/pro -
seguranca/normas/ sei_mj -11852486 -projeto -de-norma -tecnica -senasp.pdf/view