G/TBT/N/BRA/198/Rev.1  
 
16 June 2014  
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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): 
Refrigerators/ freezers displays etc. (HS 8418) Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment, electric or other; heat pumps other than air 
conditioning machines of heading 84.15.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Ordinance Nº 
259, 5 June 2014. Revision of the document notified as G/TBT/N/BRA/198/Add.1 (Portaria 
Nº 20, de 1 de Fevereiro de 2006) for th e improvement of the conformity assessment 
requirements for refrigerators, freezers displa ys etc. focusing on security and energy 
efficiency (8 pages, in Portuguese). 
6. Description of content: Improvement of the Conformity Assessment requirements for 
Refrigerators/ freezers display and Similar Appliances, focusing on security and energy 
efficiency. 
It establishes criteria for the Conformity Assessment Programme applied to refrigerators 
and similar displays by a Supplier Declaration, focusing on performance and safety, 
concerning the acquaintance with the Brazilian Program Labelling – PBE by means of the 
National Energy Conservation Label – ENCE. 
It revokes Inmetro Ordinance Nº 20/2006, within 24 (twenty four) months  notified as 
document G/TBT/N/BRA/198/Add.1 
It revokes the Requirements disclosed by th e Inmetro Ordinance Nº. 271, July 7, 2010, 
published in the Official Gazette of July 9 2010, section 01, page 59. 
7. Objective and rationale, including th e nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information; quality requirements. G/TBT/N/BRA/198/Rev.1 
 
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  8. Relevant documents: 
(1) Brazilian Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União) Nº 107, 6 June 2014, section 1, page 
74; (2) Inmetro Ordinance Nº 10/2010 (Portaria Inmetro Nº10/2010); Inmetro Ordinance 
N° 649/2012 (Portaria Inmetro N° 649/2012); Inmetro Ordinance Nº 491/2010 and the 
substitution Ordinances (Portaria Inmetro Nº 491/2010 e substitutivas); (3) Brazilian 
Official Journal; (4) Not Stated. 
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: 7 July 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/RTAC002114.pdf