G/TBT/N/BRA/621
5 February 2015 
(15-0770)  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 [   ], 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): HS: 9026 Instruments 
& apparatus for measuring, level pressure; HS : 902620 Inst & apprts, measuring/checking 
pressure. Instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow, level, pressure or 
other variables of liquids or gases (for example, flowmeters, level gauges, manometers, heat meters), excluding instruments and apparatus of heading 90.14, 90.15, 90.28 or 90.32. 
(HS: 9026), - For measuring or checking pressure (HS: 902620) 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: Inmetro Ordinance 
Nº 46, 27 January 2015 (Portaria Inmetro Nº 46, de 27 de Janeiro de 2015) (21 pages, in 
Portuguese) 
6. Description of content: This Metrological Technical Regulation (RTM) establishes the 
minimum conditions to be satisfied by the non-invasive measurement of 
sphygmomanometers, which are designed to measure human blood pressure in the arm, 
forearm, wrist and thigh. It applies to an eroid sphygmomanometers, to the manometer 
liquid sphygmomanometers, non-automatic or automatic digital sphygmomanometers, etc. 
This document approves the Metrological Technical Regulation (RTM) which establishes the technical and metrological essential conditions to be satisfied by the non-invasive 
measurement of sphygmomanometers. It revokes the Inmetro Ordinances: Nº 216, 
27 June 2008; Nº 217, 27 June 2008; Nº 397, 10 November 2008 and Nº 79, 22July 1997. It also revokes the Inmetro Ordinances Nº 153, 12 August 2005 and Nº 96, 20 March 2008, 60 days after the date of the Ordinance Nº 46, 27 January 2015 
publication.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Quality requirements and consumer information 
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  8. Relevant documents:  (1) Brazilian Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União) Nº 19, 
28 January 2015, section 1, page 68/69; (2) Inmetro Ordinance N° 163, 6 September 2005 (Portaria Inmetro N° 163, de 6 de Setembro de 2005); Inmetro 
Ordinance N° 232, 8 May 2012 (Portaria Inmetro N° 232, de 8 de Maio de 2012); Inmetro 
Ordinance N° 484, 7 December 2010 (Portaria Inmetro Nº 484, de 7 de Dezembro de 2010); Inmetro Ordinance Nº 185/2005 (Portaria Inmetro Nº 185/2005); (3) Brazilian 
Official Journal; (4) IEC 61000-4-2; IEC 61000-4-4; IEC 61000-4-6. 
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: 30 March 2015 
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/RTAC002207.pdf