G/TBT/N/BRA/344/Rev.1  
 
28 March 2014  
(14-1949)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION 
Revision 
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Notifying Member:  BRAZIL 
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Articles 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, e-mail 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 applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Systems 
and Equipment for Photovoltaic Energy. 
5. Title, number of pages and language (s) of the notified document:  Ordinance Nº. 
128, 19 March 2014 (11 pages in Portuguese). The text proposes adjustments to the document notified as G/TBT/N/BRA/344/Add.1 (Inmetro Ordinance Nº 4, 4 January 2011) 
in order to suit the updating points which arises from the National Electric Energy Agency - 
ANEEL, through Resolution ANEEL Nº. 482, 17 April 2012.  (11 pages, in Portuguese). 
6. Description of content:  The text proposes adjustments in order to suit updating points 
from the National Electric Energy Agency - ANEEL, through the Resolution ANEEL Nº. 482, 
17 April 2012, which establishes the general conditions concerning conformity assessment 
procedures to be fulfilled by the  Systems and Equipment for Photovoltaic Energy, with a 
focus on security. 
7. Objective and rationale, including th e nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:     Quality requirements, Protection of Human health or Safety. 
8. Relevant documents:  (1) Brazilian Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União) Nº 55, 21 
March, section 1, page 57; (2) ANEEL Ordinance Nº 482, 17 April 2012 (Resolução 
Normativa ANEEL Nº 482, de 17 de abril de 2012); Inmetro Ordinance Nº 4, 4 January 2011 (Portaria Inmetro N.º 4, de 04 de janeiro de 2011);  Brazilian Law N.º 10.295, 17 
October 2001 (Lei N.º 10.295, de 17 de outubro de 2001); Brazilian Decree N. º 4.059, 19 
December 2001 (Decreto N. º 4.059, de 19 de dezembro de 2001); (3) Brazilian Official Journal; (4) Not Applicable. G/TBT/N/BRA/344/Rev.1 
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:   
 Proposed date of entry into force:    Upon publication in the Official Journal after 
received comments have been taken into account.  
Upon publication in the Official Journal after 
received comments have been taken into account.  
10. Final date for comments:  21 April 2014 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry poin t [   ], or address, telephone or fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site address,  if available of the other body:    
http://www.inmetro.gov.br/legis lacao/rtac/pdf/RTAC002102.pdf