G/TBT/N/BRA/670  
 
15 April 2016  
(16-2132)  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 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 [X], 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, wher e applicable): Safety tempered glass 
of size and shape suitable for incorporation in motor vehicles (HS 700721). Of size and 
shape suitable for incorporation in vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft or vessels (HS 700721) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Ordinance Nº. 175, 
8 April 2016, (29 pages, in Portuguese). 
6. Description of content: Draft regulation establishing requirements for automotive safety 
glass to be met by all supplier chain of the product on the national market as well as the 
evaluation criteria and procedures to access conformity in order to obtain safe automotive glass, through the certification mechanism aiming at reduce the accident risks in its use. 
It revokes: 
 Inmetro's Ordinance Nº 156, 4 June 2009;  
 Inmetro's Ordinance Nº 157, 4 June 2009;  
 Inmetro's Ordinance Nº 246, 30 May 2011;  
 Inmetro's Ordinance Nº 247, 30 May 2011; 
 Inmetro's Ordinance Nº 401, 1 August 2012,within 66 months after the publication 
of this legal instrument. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Quality requirements; Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection G/TBT/N/BRA/670 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  (1) Brazilian Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União) Nº 68, 
11 April 2016, section 1, page 74; (2) ABNT NBR 9491:2011, ABNT NBR 9492:2014, ABNT NBR 9493:2012, ABNT NBR 9494:2012, ABNT NBR 9501:2011, ABNT NBR 9502:2011, 
ABNT NBR 9503:2011, ABNT NBR 9504:2011, ABNT NBR 9497:2011, ABNT 
NBR 9498:2011, ABNT NBR 9499:2011, ABNT NBR 9501:2011, ABNT NBR 9502:2011, ABNT NBR 9503:2011, Resolution Nº 254/2007 (Resolução Contran Nº 254, 26 de Outubro 
de 2007), Resolution Nº 386/2011 (Resolução Contran Nº 386, 2 de Junho de 2011), 
Inmetro?s Ordinance Nº 118/2015 (Portaria Inmetro Nº 118, de 06 de março de 2015), Inmetro?s Ordinance Nº 248/2015 (Portaria Inmetro Nº 248, de 25 de maio de 2015); 
(3) Brazilian Official Journal; (4) Not stated. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined after the end of the consultation period. 
Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined after the end of the consultation 
period.   
10. Final date for comments: 10 June 2016 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresse s, if available, of other body:  
http://www.inmetro.gov.br/legis lacao/rtac/pdf/RTAC002402.pdf