G/TBT/N/BRA/612
17 November 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): Wheeled toys designed 
to be ridden by children (for example, tricycles, scooters, pedal cars); dolls' carriages. (HS 
9501), Dolls representing only human beings. (HS 9502), Other toys; reduced-size ("scale") 
models and similar recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds. (HS 9503). Generalities. Terminology. Standardization. Documentation (ICS 01). Toys; also their parts 
and accessories (HS 9501; 9502; 9503) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Ordinance Nº. 489, 
4 November 2014. Conformity assessment procedures for toys with a focus on safety, 
through the establishment of a mandatory certification carried out by an accredited body, in 
order to prevent consum ption accidents (26 pages, in Portuguese) 
6. Description of content: It establishes the criteria to procedures to assess conformity and 
security, in order to be acquainted with the Conformity Assessment Program for Toys through the certification mechanism and provisions settled by the Technical Regulation 
aimed at preventing consumption accidents. This Ordinance Nº. 489 revokes Ordinance 
133, 15 August 2003, and Ordinance 49, 13 Fe bruary 2008; issued by Inmetro, from 6 
November 2014. And will revokes Ordinance 108, 13 Jun 2005; Ordinance 369, 27 
September 2007; Ordinance 321, 29 October 2009; Ordinance 152, 30 April 2010; 
Ordinance 377, 28 September 2010, and Ordinance 117, 10 March 2011, issued by Inmetro, from 6 November 2018.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Prevention of deceptive practices and co nsumer protection; quality requirements  G/TBT/N/BRA/612 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1. Brazilian Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União) Nº 215, 6 November 2014, 
section 1, page 71; 
2. Normas: ABNT NBR 5426:1989; ABNT NBR NM 300 – 3; ABNT NBR NM300-1; 
ABNT NBR NM 300-2; ABNT NBR NM 300-4 e 5; ABNT NBR NM 300-6; ABNT NBR ISO 9001; Inmetro Ordinance 491, 13 December 2010; Inmetro Ordinance 361, 6 
September 2011; 
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: 5 January 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/RTAC002183.pdf