G/TBT/N/BRA/1053  
 
5 August 2020  
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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 telephone 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 2145.3817  
Email: barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br  
Web-site: 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 provided in addition, where applicable):  Natural 
gas in gaseous state (HS 271121)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Public 
Consultation 12, 23 July 2020 (72 page(s), in Portuguese)  
6. Description of content:  Draft of tec hnical regulation for Technical Quality Regulation 
and Conformity Assessment Requirements improvements for installation of vehicle 
natural gas systems  G/TBT/N/BRA/1053  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer protectio n; Performance requirements The need to comply with 
vehicle safety standards regarding the use of vehicular natural gas; The need to improve 
the mandatory technical and conformity assessment requirements for the installation of 
vehicular natural gas system s in motor vehicles, established in Ordinance Inmetro No. 
091, of 12 March 2007, published in the Official Gazette of 14 March 2007, section 01, 
pages 60 to 61, which constitutes good regulatory practice; The need to improve and 
intensify the prevention of  accidents, as well as to ensure the safety of users of motor 
vehicles; Decree No. 1,787 of 12 January 1996, which provides for the use of 
vehicular  natural gas - CNG for automotive purposes and provides other measures; 
Resolution of Contran No. 292, of 29  August 2008, which provides for vehicle 
modifications provided for in Articles 98 and 106 of Law No. 9,503, 23 September 1997, 
which instituted the Brazilian Traffic Code - CTB; Conama Resolution No. 291 of 25 
December 2001, which regulates sets for the c onversion of vehicles for the use of natural 
gas; Conama Resolution No. 418 of 25 November 2009, which establishes new emission 
limits and procedures for assessing the maintenance status of vehicles in use; Ibama 
Normative Instruction No. 06 of 8 June 2010 , which establishes the technical 
requirements to regulate procedures for assessing the maintenance status of vehicles in 
use;; Other  
8. Relevant documents:   
1) Brazilian Official Gazette 147 on 03 August 2020, section 1, page 22 2) Not stated 3) 
Brazilian Official Gazette 4) Not stated  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  On the date of its publication in the Brazilian Official 
Gazette  
Proposed date of entry into force:  On the date of its publication in the Brazilian Official 
Gazette  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Criticisms and suggestions should be forwarded in the spreadsheet model available at: 
http://www.inmetro.gov.br/legislacao/  preferably in electronic form to the following 
addresses:  
National Institute o f Metrology, Quality and Technology - Inmetro  
Conformity Assessment Directorate - Dconf  
Av. Nossa Senhora das Graças, nº 50/Xerém  
ZIP Code 25.250 -020 – Rio de Janeiro/RJ  
E-mail: dconf.consultapubl ica@inmetro.gov.br  
http://www.inmetro.gov.br/legislacao/rtac/pdf/RTAC002657.pdf