G/TBT/N/BRA/1063  
26 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):  Petroleum 
gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons (HS 2711)  
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 c ontent:  Draft of technical regulation for Technical Quality Regulation 
and Conformity Assessment Requirements improvements for installation of vehicle 
natural gas systems.  
Comments 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 of 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.consultapublica@inmetro.gov.br  G/TBT/N/BRA/1063  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent proble ms where 
applicable:  Consumer protection; 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 insta llation of 
vehicular natural gas systems in motor vehicles, established in Ordinance Inmetro No. 
091, of March 12, 2007, published in the Official Gazette of March 14, 2007, section 01, 
pages 60 to 61, which constitutes good regulatory practice; The need t o improve and 
intensify the prevention of accidents, as well as to ensure the safety of users of motor 
vehicles; Decree No. 1,787 of January 12, 1996, which provides for the use of vehicular 
natural gas - CNG for automotive purposes and provides other meas ures; Resolution of 
Contran No. 292, of August 29, 2008, which provides for vehicle modifications provided 
for in Articles 98 and 106 of Law No. 9,503, September 23, 1997, which instituted the 
Brazilian Traffic Code - CTB; Conama Resolution No. 291 of Dece mber 25, 2001, which 
regulates sets for the conversion of vehicles for the use of natural gas; Conama Resolution 
No. 418 of November 25, 2009, which establishes new emission limits and procedures for 
assessing the maintenance status of vehicles in use; Iba ma Normative Instruction No. 06 
of June 8, 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:  3 October 2020  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
http://www.inmetro.gov.br/legislacao/rtac/pdf/RTAC002657.pdf