G/TBT/N/BRA/343/Rev.1  
 
28 January 2014  
(14-0493)  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 [   ], 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):   Household 
and similar electrical appliances. 
5. Title, number of pages and language (s) of the notified document:  Ordinance Nº. 9, 
10 January 2014: Revision of the document notified as G/TBT/N/BRA/343/Add.1 (Portaria Nº371, 29 de dezembro de 2009) in order to improve Conformity Assessment 
Requirements for Household and Similar Appl iances focusing on security and energy 
efficiency. 
Note: Ordinance Nº 371, 29 December 2009 (Portaria No. 371, 29 de dezembro de 2009) 
- Appendix "C" (applied to electric irons - household appliance) was rewritten by Ordinance 
Nº15, 10 January 2014 in order to adopt the ABNT NBR NM IEC 60335-2-3 (8 pages, in Portuguese, 1 page in Portuguese). 
6. Description of content:  Improvement of Conformity Assessment Requirements for 
Household and Similar Appliances, by a compulsory third party certification, carried out by an accredited body in order to prevent accidents and protect consumers consumption in 
relation to electrical hazards, mechanical, thermal, fire and radiation of the appliances etc, 
initially notified as document G/TBT/N/BRA/343/Add.1, focusing on security and energy efficiency. 
7. Objective and rationale, including th e nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Preventive of deceptive practices and consumer protection and quality 
requirements. G/TBT/N/BRA/343/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 54; (2) Ordinance Nº 371, 29 December 2009; Ordinance Nº 328, 8 August 2011; Ordinanc e Nº 163, 5 April 2012; Ordinance Nº 402, 
1 August 2012; Decree N° 97.280, 16 December 1988; Law Nº 9.933, 20 December 1999. 
(3) Brazilian Official Journal; (4) ABNT NBR NM 60335-1 or IEC 60335-1.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
 Proposed date of entry into force: 
  Upon publication in the Official Journal after 
received comments have been taken into account  
Upon publication 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/RTAC002062.pdf  
http://www.inmetro.gov.br/legis lacao/rtac/pdf/RTAC002067.pdf