G/TBT/N/BRA/1035  
13 July 2020  
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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:   
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  
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:   
Special Secretariat of Social Security And Work - Ministry of Economy  
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):  
HS Code(s): 90.19  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Ordinance 
no. 15.400, 29 June 2020 (1 page(s), in Portuguese)  
6. Description of content:  This Ordin ance refers to the Certificates of Approval – 
CA of Personal Protective Equipment - PPE type air intake respirator line compressed air 
flow continuous, air -supply respirator type compressed air line demand with positive 
pressure and air supply respirator ty pe autonomous open circuit mask of positive pressure 
demand, whose laboratory tests are carried out by laboratory accredited by the Secretariat 
of Labor, and are valid within the period between the date of publication of this Ordinance 
until June 30, 2021.  The expiring date shall be extended until 30 June 2022.  
Exceptionally, by 30 June 2021, reports of certificates of conformity issued by foreign 
laboratories and bodies, under the conditions stipulated in SEPRT Ordinance No. 11 .437 of 
6 May 2020, for the e mission and renewal of AC of the respirators described in 
Ordinance  15.400.  
Throughout the period of validity of the AC of the PPE, including during the extension 
period, the manufacturer or importer of the PPE responsible for the marketing of 
equipment In line with the characteristics specified in the PPE test report, in accordance 
with point (e) and item 6.8.1 of the Regulatory Standard - NR no. 6 - Personal Protective 
Equipment and the Art. 3rd of SEPRT Ordinance No. 11.437, of 6 May 2020.  
Companie s interested in extending the validity of their CA must file an application via the 
Electronic Information System - SEI, available at the following address 
http://www.fazenda.gov.br/sei , containing the fo llowing information: company's 
registration data (corporate name, CNPJ, full address); the CA number to be renewed; 
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  of this Ordinance; and signature of the company' s legal guardian.  
The following Ordinances shall be revoked:  
I - Ordinance SIT no. 737, 20 July 2018;  
II - Ordinance SIT no. 797, 28 December 2018;  
III - SEPRT Ordinance no. 1.152, 16 October 2019.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgen t problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:  1) Brazilian O fficial Gazette (Diário Oficial da União) 123, 30 June 
2020, section 1, page 36 ; 2) Regulatory Standard - NR 6 - Personal Protective Equipment; 
SEPRT Ordinance No. 11 .437, of 6 May 2020 ; 3) Brazilian Official Gazette ; 4) Not stated  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  On the date of Ordinance publication  
Proposed date of entry into force:  On the date of Ordinance publication  
10. Final date for comments:  Not Applicable  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
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  
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