G/TBT/N/BRA/604  
 
28 August 2014  
(14-4943)  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 : 
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): School furniture - Set of 
chairs and tables for individual students 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: Inmetro Ordinance 
Nº 387, 15 August 2014 - Conformity Assessment Procedures for School Furniture - Set of 
Chairs and Tables for Individual Students (7 pages, in Portuguese) 
6. Description of content: This document aims at informing that the Conformity Assessment 
Procedures, issued by the National Institute of Metrology, Quality and 
Technology/INMETRO, Ordinance Nº 105, 06 March 2012 (Portaria Nº 105 de 06 de Março de 2012), School Furniture - Set of Chairs and Tables for Individual Students, was amended by the Ordinance Nº 387, 15 August  2014 (Portaria Nº 387 de 15 de Augusto de 
2014), by rewording items 4º and 5º in order,  to extend the deadlines for attaining the 
productive sector to the manufacturing and marketing requirements approved.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Prevention of deceptive practices and co nsumer protection; Quality requirements.  
8. Relevant documents:  (1) Brazilian Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União) Nº 159, 20 
August 2014, section 1, page 83; (2) Ordinance Nº 105, 06 March 2012 (Portaria Nº 105 de 06 de Março de 2012); (3) Brazilian Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União); (4) Norma ABNT NBR 14006. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   Upon publication in the Official Journal after received 
comments have been taken into account. 
Proposed date of entry into force:   Upon publication in the Official Journal after received 
comments have been taken into account.   G/TBT/N/BRA/604 
 
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  10. Final date for comments: 4 September 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:  
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/  
http://www.inmetro.gov.br/legis lacao/rtac/pdf/RTAC001798.pdf 
http://www.inmetro.gov.br/legis lacao/rtac/pdf/RTAC002152.pdf