G/TBT/N/BRA/343/Rev.3  
 
4 March 2015  
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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 government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2): National 
Institute of Metrology, Qua lity and Technology – INMETRO  
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 [ ], 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): Chapter 84 – Boilers; 
Chapter 85 – Electric machinery, equipment and parts. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Ordinance Nº 86, 
6 February 2015. Revision to the document notified as Inmetro's Ordinance Nº 371, 29 December 2009 (G/TBT/N/BRA/343/Add.1), in order to improve the Conformity Assessment Program for Household and Similar Electrical Appliances Security (34 pages, in 
Portuguese) 
6. Description of content: Improvement of Conformity Assessment Programme for the 
Safety of Electrical Appliances for Household and Similar Purposes, their rated voltage 
being not more than 250 V for single-phase appliances and 480 V for other appliances.  
It revokes Inmetro Ordinances Nº 371/ 2011; Nº 328/2011; Nº 163/2012; Nº 402/2012 
and Nº 587/2013 within 30 months after the publication of the Conformity Assessment 
Requirements set by Inmetro Ordinance 86/2015 . 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:  (1) Brazilian Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União) Nº 28, 
10 February 2015, section 1, page 52; (2) Supplementary Law Nº 123, 14 December 
2006; Inmetro Ordinance Nº 361, 6 September 2011 (G/TBT/N/BRA/397/Add.2); Inmetro Ordinance Nº 371, 29 December 2009 (G/TBT/N/BRA/343/Add.1); (3) Brazilian Official 
Journal; (4) IEC 60335-1:2010 + A1:2013 Household and similar electrical appliances-
Safety – Part 1: General requirements; and standards of particular requirements of IEC 60335-2-X series applicable. G/TBT/N/BRA/343/Rev.3 
 
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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: 13 April 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/legis lacao/rtac/pdf/RTAC002211.pdf