G/TBT/N/BRA/620
5 February 2015 
(15-0769)  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 : 
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 [ X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 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): HS: 8423 Weighing 
machines. Weighing machinery (excluding balances of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better), 
including weight operated counting or checking machines; weighing machine weights of all 
kinds. (HS: 8423) 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: Inmetro Ordinance 
Nº45, 27 January 2015 (Portaria Inmetro Nº 45 , de 27 de Janeiro de 2015). This document 
approves the Metrological Technical Regulation (RTM) applied to all non-automatic weighing instruments and its modules (40 pages, in Portuguese) 
6. Description of content: This Metrological Technical Regulation (RTM) provides technical, 
constructive conditions, metrological and legal metrological control applied to non-
automatic weighing instruments in order to provide the reliability of the mass 
measurements held in the activities under the scope of business transactions; medical practice; pre-measured product; etc. It revokes the Inmetro Metrological Technical 
Regulation, Ordinance Nº 236/1994 within 12 (twe lve) months after the publication of this 
Order Nº 45/2015 (28 January 2016). Besides, it also revokes Inmetro Ordinances: Nº 2/1995; Nº 101/95; Nº 33/98; Nº 261/20 02; Nº 70/2003; Nº 200/2004; Nº 224/2005; 
Nº 166/2007; Nº 266/2009 and Nº 237/2012.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Quality requirements and consumer information 
8. Relevant documents:  (1) Brazilian Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União) Nº 19, 
28 January 2015, section 1, page 68; (2) Law 9.933, 20 December 1999, amended by the 
Law 12.545, 14 December 2011; (3) Brazilian Official Journal; (4) OIML International 
Recommendation Nº 76, 2006. G/TBT/N/BRA/620 
 
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  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: 28 March 2015 
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/RTAC002206.pdf