G/TBT/N/BRA/343/Rev.3/Add.1  
 
6 April 2022  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  6 April 2022, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Brazil . 
 
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Title:  Consolidation of conformity assessment requirements for home appliances  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:   
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 31 March 2022  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 2 May 2022  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
https://www.in.gov.br/web/dou/ -/portaria -n-148-de-28-de-marco -de-2022-389935726  
http://sistema -sil.inmetro.gov.br/rtac/RTAC002961.pdf  
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[ ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[ ] Other:  
 
Description:  National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology - Inmetro, issued Ordinance 
No. 148, 28 March 2022 that consolidates conformity assessment requirements for home appliances.  
The aim of the consolidation of the regulation is to attend decree No. 10.139 of 28 November 2020.  
Inmetro Ordinance No. 148/2022 revokes the following act on the effective date of adoption:  
- Inmetro Ordinance No. 371, 29 December 2009, published in the Brazilian Offici al Gazette on 31 
December 2009, section 1, page 76 – previously notified through G/TBT/N/BRA/343/Add.1  
- Inmetro Ordinance No. 10, of January 2010, published in the Official Gazette on 27 January 2010, 
section 1, page 136;  
- Inmetro Ordinance No. 328, 8 Au gust 2011, published in the Official Gazette on 10 August 2011, 
section 1, pages 88 to 89 – previously notified through G/TBT/N/BRA/343/Add.2  
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final /modified  measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.  G/TBT/N/BRA/343/Rev.3/Add.1  
 
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  - Inmetro Ordinance No. 163, 5 April 2012, published in the Brazilian Official Gazette on 10 April 
2012, section 1 , page 54 – previously notified through G/TBT/N/BRA/343/Add.3  
- Inmetro Ordinance No. 402, of August 2012, published in the Brazilian Official Gazette on 3 August 
2012, section 1, page 78 – previously notified through G/TBT/N/BRA/343/Add.4  
- Inmetro Ordina nce No. 587, 29 November 2013, published in the Brazilian Official Gazette on 2 
December 2013, section 1, page 62;  
- Inmetro Ordinance No. 562, 23 December 2014, published in the Brazilian Official Gazette on 24 
December 2014, section 1, page 98 – previous ly notified through G/TBT/N/BRA/343/Add.5  
- Inmetro Ordinance No. 121, of March 2015, published in the Brazilian Official Gazette on 11 March 
2015, section 1, page 105 – previously notified through G/TBT/N/BRA/343/Add.6  
- Inmetro Ordinance No. 149, 13 March  2015, published in the Brazilian Official Gazette on 17 March 
2015, section 1, page 96; and  
- Inmetro Ordinance No. 361, 16 July 2015, published in the Brazilian Official Gazette on 20 July 
2015, section 1, pages 86 to 87 – previously notified through G/T BT/N/BRA/343/Add.7  
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