G/TBT/N/BRA/491/Rev.1  
 
28 January 2014  
(14-0501)  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 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provid ed in addition, where applicable):   Insulated 
(including enamelled or anodised) wire, cable (including co- Axial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fibre cables, 
made up of individually sheathed fibres, whet her or not assembled with electric conductors 
or fitted with connectors (HS 8544). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Ordinance 
Nº 11, 10 January 2014. The text proposes adjustments to the documents notified as G/TBT/N/BRA/491/Add.1 (Inmetro Ordinance Nº 589, 5 November 2012) and 
G/TBT/N/BRA/494/Add.1 (Inmetro Ordinance Nº 640, 30 November 2012) in order to suit 
them to the updating points which arises from ABNT Standard 14633:2013 revision on the "Conformity Assessment Program" (14 pages, in Portuguese). 
6. Description of content:  The text proposes relevant provisions to the technical 
requirements and compulsory certification for wires, electrical cables and flexible cords, which should be performed by a compulsory third party certification carried out by an 
accredited body within the Brazilian System of Conformity Assessment - SBAC. Also it 
sets adjustments in order to suit the updating points which arises from the revision of the ABNT Standard 14633:2013), with a focus on security and for the prevention of accidents. 
7. Objective and rationale, including th e nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:    Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection, Quality 
requirements G/TBT/N/BRA/491/Rev.1 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  (1) Brazilian Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União) Nº 9, 
14 January 2014, section 1, page 56; (2) Portaria n.º 589, de 05 de novembro de 2012; Portaria n.º 640, de 30 de novembro de 2012; (3) Brazilian Official Journal; (4) ABNT NBR 
7288:1994; ABNT NBR 14633:2013; ABNT NBR 5426:1985; ABNT NBR NM IEC 60811-1-
1:2001; ABNT NBR 6251:2012; ABNT NBR NM 280:2002; (IEC 60228, MOD); ABNT NBR 7312:1998; ABNT NBR 9511:1997; ABNT NBR NM 244:2000; ABNT NBR 11137:2012. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
 
Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined in the final text, that will be 
published in the Official Journal after received 
comments have been taken into account  
To be determined in the final text, that will be published in the Official Journal after received comments have been taken into account.  
10. Final date for comments:  13 February 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/RTAC002064.pdf