G/TBT/N/BRA/741  
 
12 September 2017  
(17-4799) 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 Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency – ANP 
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 2563.2765  
Telefax: +(55) 21 2563.5637  
Email: barreira stecnicas@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 applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): 
HS (290511) Methanol (methyl alcohol); HS (2904) Hydrocarbon derivatives.  
Sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated deri vatives of hydrocarbons, whether or not 
halogenated. (HS 2904), -- Methanol (methyl alcohol) (HS 290511).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Ordinance ANP 
no. 696, 31 August 2017 (4 page(s), in Portuguese)    
6. Description of content: Technical Regulation introducing amendments in the current 
regulation to include methanol in the definition of solvent and make more effective the 
control over that product due to its potential to adulterate gasoline and hydrated et hanol.  
It includes article 7A in Ordinance 312, 27 December 2001, and revokes subsection VIII of 
article 1 of the Ordinance 170, 20 October 1999.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Quality requirements; P rotection of human health or safety . 
8. Relevant documents:   
(1) Brazilian Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União) no.  169, 1 September 2017, 
section  1, pages 151/152; (2) ABNT NBR 16041; ANP Or dinances: 63/1999 (Portaria 
ANP 63, 8/4/1999);170/1999 ( Portaria 170, 20/10/1999); (171/1999 (Portaria ANP 171, 
20/10/1999); 274/2001 (Portaria 274, 1/9/2001); 312/2001 (Portaria ANP 312, 
27/12/2001); 318/2001 (Portaria ANP 318, 27/12/2001); 17/2004 (Resolução ANP 17, 31, 
8/2004); 24/2006 (Resolução ANP 24, 6/9 /2006); 48/2010 (Resolução 48, 15/12/2010); 
51/2010 (Resolução ANP 51, 15/12/2010); 40/2013 (Resolução ANP 40, 25/10/2013); 
19/2015 (Resolução 19, 15/4/2015); (3) Brazilian Official Journal; (4) ISO 1388 -8 (Part 7)   G/TBT/N/BRA/741  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  Upon pub lication in the Official Journal  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon publication in the Official Journal  
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:   
http://pesquisa.in.gov.br/imprensa/jsp/visualiza/index.jsp?jornal=1&pagina=151& data=0
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http://pesquisa.in.gov.br/imprensa/jsp/visualiza/index.jsp?jornal=1&pagina=152&data=0
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http://nxt.anp.gov.br/NXT/gateway.dll?f=templates&fn=default.htm&vid=anp:10.1048/en
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