G/TBT/N/BRA/1180  
17 May 2021  
(21-4114) Page: 1/2 
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 Telecommunications Agency - ANATEL  
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):  
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT AND PARTS THEREOF; SOUND RECORDERS 
AND REPRODUCERS, TELEVISION IMAGE AND SOUND RECORDERS AND REPRODUCERS, 
AND PARTS AND ACCESSORIES OF SUCH ARTICLES (HS 85); TELECOMMUNICATIONS. 
AUDIO AND VIDE O ENGINEERING (ICS 33)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Public 
Consultation No. 23, 10 May 2021 (1 page(s), in Portuguese)  
6. Description of content:  Public Consultation proposal for 4.800 -4.990 MHz band 
regulation.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Destination of 4.800 -4.990 MHz frequency There is an outage of the 
allocation of the radio frequency range from 4.800 MHz to 4.990 MHz, in view of the 
expected use by 5G. I n the scenario of possible upgrade of the destination, one should 
consider the problem of living with services currently operating in the range and adjacent 
tracks. The purpose of the regulation is to ensure the proper use of radio spectrum for 
the operati on of the telecommunications services involved. More specifically, the objective 
is to expand the possibilities of using broadband services in Brazil, including 5G, in the 
range of radio frequencies from 4.800 MHz to 4.990 MHz, maintaining the necessary 
alignment with international provisions and in a harmonious way with services currently 
operating in the range and adjacent bands; Other  G/TBT/N/BRA/1180  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  01) Brazilian Official Gazette 27, on 11 May 2021, section 1, 
page 17; 02) SEI process number 53500.012170/2019 -81; 03) Regulatory Impact 
Analysis (RIA) report  
https://www.in.gov.br/web/dou/ -/consulta -publica -n-23-de-10-de-maio-de-2021-
31900 9942 
https://sei.anatel.gov.br/sei/m odulos/pesquisa/md_pesq_processo_exibir.php?exIsiWoP
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JgGLOCq -KqjjU8v5ErxnWYRK  
https://sei.anatel.gov.br/sei/modulos/pesquisa/md_pesq_documento_consulta_externa.
php?eEP -wqk1skrd8hSlk5Z3rN4EVg9uLJqrLYJw_9INcO6G4GJTpb on-
YZc4NNUC1lWogiK8HwX53KNZyjAvrgqscvk_bzYYuJfxf1AQUFclNSTtT2hgkNR14kc7oCKG
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be defined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be defined  
10. Final date for comments:  28 June 2021  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
National Telecommunications Agency – ANATEL  
Telephone: +(55) 61 2312.2318  
Telefax: +(55) 61 2312.2949  
Email: certificacao@anatel.gov.br  
Comments should be sent to the Brazilian TBT Enquiry Point 
(barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br ) and copied to certificacao@anatel.gov.br  
https://sistemas.anatel.gov.br/SACP/Contribuicoes/TextoConsulta.asp?CodProcesso=C2
486&Tipo=1&Opcao=andamento