G/TBT/N/BRA/309/Rev.1  
 
28 August 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:  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 applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provid ed in addition, where applicable):  Tubes, 
pipes and hollow profiles, seamless, of iron  (other than cast iron) or steel. (HS 7304). 
Carbon steel tubes for common uses in conducting fluids and seamless carbon steel tubes 
for high temperatures services 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Inmetro 
Ordinance Nº 315, 7 July 2014. Improvement of  Conformity Assessment Requirements for 
Carbon Steel Tubes  for Common Uses in Conducting Fluids and Carbon Steel Tubes Seamless for Longitudinal Services at High Temperatures (25 pages, in Portuguese). 
6. Description of content: Improvement of Conformity Assessment Requirements for Carbon 
Steel Tubes for common uses in Conducting Fluids and, Seamless Carbon Steel Tubes for 
High Temperatures Longitudinal Services with a focus on safety through the certification 
mechanism, adhering to the Technical Regulations establishments approved for this object, with a view to preventing accidents. 
It revokes Inmetro Ordinance Nº 15/2009, noti fied as document G/TBT/309/Add.1, within 36 
(thirty six) months after the date of the Publication of this Ordinance Nº315/2014. 
It revokes Inmetro Ordinance Nº 277/2010, noti fied as document G/TBT/309/Add.2, within 
36 (thirty six) months after the date of the Publication of this OrdinanceNº315/2014. 
7. Objective and rationale, including th e nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer protection and safety; Quality requirements. G/TBT/N/BRA/309/Rev.1 
 
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  8. Relevant documents: (1) Brazilian Official Journal (Diá rio Oficial da União) Nº 128, 08 
July 2014, section 1, page 80/81; (2) Inmetro Ordinance Nº 491/2010 and their substitutives (Portaria Inmetro Nº 491/2010 e suas substitutivas); Inmetro Ordinance Nº 
361/2011 and their substitutives (Portaria In metro Nº 361/2011 e suas substitutivas); 
Norma ABNT NBR 5426:1985, ABNT NBR 5580:2013, ABNT NBR 5590:2012 e ABNT NBR 6321:2011; (3) Brazilian Official Journal; (4)Not stated. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   Upon publication in the Official Journal after received 
comments have been taken into account 
Proposed date of entry into force:   Upon publication in the Official Journal after received 
comments have been taken into account 
10. Final date for comments: 2 September 2014 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry poin t [   ] or address, telephone or fax 
numbers and email and website addresse s, if available, of other body: 
http://www.inmetro.gov.br/legis lacao/rtac/pdf/RTAC002134.pdf