G/TBT/N/BRA/1202  
1 July 2021  
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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  
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   
Website: 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):  
Instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow, level, pressure or other 
variables of liquids or gases, e.g. flow meters, level gauges, manometers, heat meters 
(excl. instruments and apparatus of headi ng 9014, 9015, 9028 or 9032) (HS 9026); 
Installations in buildings (ICS 91.140)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Inmetro 
Ordinance N° 280, 28 June 2021 (1 page(s), in Portuguese)  
6. Description of content:  Inmetro Ordin ance No. 280 amends Article 7 of Inmetro 
Ordinance No. 295 of June 29, 2018, which approves the Metrological Technical 
Regulation (RTM) and its annexes on meters for cold drinking water and hot water.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of ur gent problems where 
applicable:  The meters used for measuring the consumption of cold drinking water and 
hot water must meet the specifications set by Inmetro.   Considering International 
Recommendation No. 49 edition 2013, of the International Organization  of Legal 
Metrology (OIML) and that normative acts should prioritize competitiveness, the policy of 
foreign trade and to keep in line with equivalent international standards. Considering that 
there was no approval of a model of meters intended for the meas urement of hot water 
above 40 ºC and the meters of cold drinking water with a nominal flow rate greater than 
15 m³/h in the period originally established at Inmetro Ordinance No. 295.; Quality 
requirements  
8. Relevant documents:  1) Brazilian Official Gazette 120 on 29 June 2021, section 1, page 
37 2) Inmetro Ordinance No. 295, 29 June 2018  
https://www.in.gov.br/web/dou/ -/portar ia-inmetro -n-280-de-28-de-junho -de-2021-
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  http://www.inmetro.gov.br/legislacao/rtac/pdf/RTAC002515.pdf  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 July 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 July 2021  
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   
Website: www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas  
http://www.inmetro.gov.br/legislacao/rtac/pdf/RTAC002786.pdf