G/TBT/N/BRA/806  
 
11 April  2018 
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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:   
Telephone: +(55) 21 2563.2765  
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 [  X ], 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): Portable 
tanks bulk containers (IBC) used in land transport of certain dangerous goods.  
5. Title, number of page s and language(s) of the notified document: Inmetro 
Ordinance 165, 29 March 2018 (Portaria Inmetro Nº 165/2018) (40 page(s), in 
Portuguese)   
6. Description of content:  Draft technical regulation approving technical quality 
requirements for reusable packaging, portable tanks and intermediate containers - IBC, 
used in the land transport for retail market transportation of hazardous automotive fuels, 
manufactured, imported and distributed in the national territory, according to the National 
Land Transpo rtation Agency (Agência Nacional de Transportes Terrestres - ANTT) 
Resolution 5.232/2016, for conformity assessment through certification, observing the 
deadline established in art. 3 of this Ordinance.  
Technical Regulation for reusable packaging used in t he retail market for automotive fuels, 
inserted in Annex I  
Conformity Assessment Requirements - for Containers, Portable Tanks and Intermediate 
Containers for Bulk - IBC Used in Ground Transportation of Hazardous Products, included 
in Annex II of this Ordi nance  
It is worth noting that the comments made regarding Inmetro Ordinance 601, 
17 December 2015, published in the Official Gazette, 18 December, 2015, section 01, page 
115, and Inmetro Ordinance 125, 16 March, 2016, published in the Official Gazette, 
17 March, 2016, section 01, page 46, were taken into account in the preparation of this 
text. 
It revokes, in eighteen (18) months after the publication of this legal instrument, the 
Inmetro Ordinances (Portarias Inmetro): Ordinance 250, 16 October, 2006, publ ished in 
the Official  
Gazette 18 October 2006, section 01, pages 56 and 57; Ordinance 326, G/TBT/N/BRA/806  
 
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  11 December  2006, published in the Official Gazette of the Union 13 December 2006, 
section 01, pages 152 and 153; Ordinance 460, 20 December 2007, published in the 
Official Gazette of the Union 24 December 2007, section 01, page 101; ordinance 71, 
29 February 2008, published in the Official Gazette of the Union, 4 March 2008, section 01, 
page 63; Ordinance 451, 19 December 2008, published in the Official Gazette 
23 December 2008, section 01, pages 150 and 151, Ordinance 452 19 December 2008, 
published in the Official Gazette of the Union, 23 December 2008, section 01, page 151, 
 Ordinance 453, 19 December 2008, published in the Official Gazette of 
23 December  2008, sec tion 01, page 151, and Ordinance 135, 21 March 2013, published 
in the Official Gazette of the Union on 25 March 2013, section 01, pages 92 and 93.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human he alth or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:  (1) Brazilian Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União) 64, 
4 April 2018, section 1, page 114; (2) ANTT Resolution 3.665, 4 May 2011; ANTT 
Resolution 5.232, 14 December 2016; ANTT Resolution 420, 12 February 2004; ( Agência 
Nacional doPetróleo , Gás Natural e Biocombustíveis) ANP Resolution 41, 
5 November  2013; ABNT NBR 5426:1985  (3) Brazilian Official Journal; (4) Not Stated.   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined in the final text, that will be published in 
the Official Journal after received comments.  
Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined in the final text, that will be 
published in the Official Journal after received comments.  
10. Final date for comments: 7 May 2018  
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
http://www.inmetro.gov.br/legislacao/rtac/pdf/RTAC002503.pdf