G/TBT/N/BRA/610  
 
8 October 2014  
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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 telephon e 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 2563.2840 
Telefax: +(55) 21 2563.5637 Email: barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br   
Website: http://www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [ X ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Vehicle platform lift. 
Other lifting, handling, loading & unloading machinery elevators (HS 8428). Other lifting, 
handling, loading or unloading machinery (for example, lifts, escalators, conveyors, 
teleferics). 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: Inmetro Ordinance 
Nº 449, 3 October 2014 - Conformity Assessme nt Requirements That Must Be Met for 
Vehicle Lifting Platforms Manufactured to Be Installed on Vehicles with Road Characteristics (16 pages, in Portuguese) 
6. Description of content: Establish the requirements for conformity assessment that must 
be met for compulsory certification for vehicle lifting platforms manufactured to be 
installed on vehicles with road characteristics, classes buses and minibuses, for the public 
passenger transportation, with road features for the public transport of passengers, focusing on safety, for th e prevention of accidents.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:  (1) Brazilian Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União) Nº 125, 
03 July 2014, section 1, page 98; (2) Brazilian Law Nº 7.405/1985 (Lei 7.405/1985); Brazilian Law Nº10.048/2000 (Lei 10.048/2000); Brazilian Law Nº 10.098/2000 (Lei 
Nº 10.098/2000); Decree Nº 5.296/2004 (Decreto 5.296/2004); Inmetro Ordinance 
Nº 491/2010 (Portaria Inmetro 491/2010); Inmetro Ordinance Nº 361/2011 (Portaria Inmetro 361/2011); (3) Brazilian Official Journal; (4) Not stated. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   Upon publication in the Official Journal after received 
comments have been taken into account 
Proposed date of entry into force:   Upon publication in the Official Journal after received 
comments have been taken into account   G/TBT/N/BRA/610 
 
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  10. Final date for comments: 5 November 2014 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body: 
http://www.inmetro.gov. br/legislacao/ rtac/pdf/RTAC002173.pdf