G/TBT/10.7/N/130  
 
30 June 2016  
(16-3546)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  AGREEMENT REACHED BY A MEMBER WI TH ANOTHER COUNTRY OR COUNTRIES 
ON ISSUES RELATED TO TECHNICAL REGULATIONS, STANDARDS 
OR CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES 
NOTIFICATION 
Under Article 10.7 of the Agreement "Whenever a Member has reached an agreement with any 
other country or countries on issues related to technical regulations, standards or conformity 
assessment procedures which may have a significant effect on trade, at least one Member party to 
the agreement shall notify other Members through the Secretariat of the products to be covered by the agreement and include a brief description of the agreement." The following notification under 
Article 10.7 has been received. 
 
1. Notifying Member: BRAZIL  
2. Title of the bilateral or plurilateral Agreement: OECD Council Acts related to Mutual 
Acceptance of Data in the Assessment of Chemicals  
3. Parties to the Agreement: Brazil and OECD countries members and non-members 
countries but with full membership of the OECD Acts related to Mutual Acceptance of Data in the Assessment of Chemicals : Australia; Austria; Belgium; Canada; Chile; Czech 
Republic; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Iceland; 
Ireland; Israel; Italy; Japan; Korea; Luxembourg; Mexico; Netherlands; New Zealand; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Slovak Republic ; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; 
Turkey; United Kingdom; United States.  
4. Date of entry into force of Agreement:  
25/04/2007: OECD accepts the National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology- 
Inmetro requests as Brazil representative with provisional accession, for mutual 
acceptance of data generated in the testing of chemicals.  
04/05/2011: At this stage all countries come to accept the Good Laboratory Practice – 
GLP conducted in Brazil recognized by his representative the Institute of Metrology, 
Quality and Technology- Inmetro (Cgcre), involving testing of Pesticide and Chemicals Products. 
16/02/2015: Brazil expanded the scope of accession to the OECD acts for products 
like: pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, disinfectants,  veterinary products, feed additives, wood 
preservatives and products for wastewater treatment and natural ecosystems. 
5. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading): Pesticides, industrial chemicals, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, disinfectants, 
veterinary products, feed additives, wood preservatives and wastewater and natural 
ecosystems treatment products.  
6. Subject matter covered by the Agreemen t (technical regulations, standards or 
conformity assessment procedures): Tests carried out in accordance with the 
principles of Good Laboratory Practice – GLP of OECD G/TBT/10.7/N/130 
 
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  7. Brief description of the Agreement: The Agreement aims to ensure compliance with 
the principles of Good Laboratory Practice - GLP by the national monitoring authorities of 
the acceding countries and international acceptance, among Member countries for the 
purpose of assessment and other uses relating to the protection of man and the 
environment concerning the Mutual Recognition of Compliance with Good Laboratory Practice thus facilitating the registration of a chemical in a country whose study has been 
carried out in another. 
8. Further information available from:  
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   
 
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