G/TBT/N/BRA/1045  
23 July 2020  
(20-5073) 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:   
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   
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):  Activities 
related to the exercise of the power of administrative police  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Inmetro 
Ordinance no. 205, 04 June 2020 (2 page(s), in Portuguese)  
6. Description of content:  This Inmetro Ordinance provides the revocation of activities 
related to the exercise of the power of administrative police – inspection, registration 
and/or consent to import in conformity assessment programs whose regulatory scope  is 
not the responsibility of Inmetro.  
It revokes the following Inmetro Ordinances:  
• Inmetro Ordinance 34, 3 February 2009;  
• Inmetro Ordinance 490, 6 November 2014;  
• Inmetro Ordinance 332, 26 June 2012;  
• Inmetro Ordinance 50, 28 March 2002.  G/TBT/N/BRA/1045  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:   
The need to improve and strengthen regulatory governance, in the constant search for 
greater efficiency and results for society;  
The need to restore the legal order, in order to restrict the exercise of administrative police 
power those acts in which inmetro's regulatory competence was verified;  
The absence of a legal instrument for delegation competence for inspection, registratio n 
and/or approval activities for importation in conformity assessment programs whose 
regulatory scope is not within Inmetro's competence;  
The need to increase regulatory performance (effectiveness and efficiency) by increasing 
the focus, coverage and comp liance;  
Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:  1) Brazilian Official Gazette 132, on 13 July 2020, section 1, 
page 22; 2) Law nº 9.933, of 1999; 3) Brazilian Official Gazette; 4) Not stated  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  On the date of its publication in the Brazilian Official Gazette  
Proposed date of entry into force:  On the date of its publication in the Brazilian Official 
Gazette  
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:   
http://www.inmetro.gov.br/legislac ao/rtac/pdf/RTAC002646.pdf