. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/BRA/144 
9 December 2003 
 (03-6502) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English 
   
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   BRAZIL
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   National Institute of Metrolog y, Standardization and Industrial 
Quality-INMETRO 
 
Telephone: +(55) 21 2563.2821 Telefax: +(55) 21 2502.6542 Email:  barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br Web-site: www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   Brazilian Sanitary 
Surveillance Agency - ANVISA 
Telephone: +(55) 61 448.1078 
Fax:  +(55)61 448.1089 
E-mail:     rel@anvisa.gov.br 
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):   tetrachlorine ethylene 
(HS: 2903.23) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Resolution 
number 71, August 22nd, 2003 (Consulta Pública no. 71 de 22 de agosto de 2003) issued by 
the Brazilian Sanitary Surveillance Agency on  the application of tetrachlorine ethylene 
(5 pages, in Portuguese). 
6. Description of content:   This draft technical regulation proposes the ban of tetrachlorine 
ethylene as applied in dry cleaning washing machines as from December 2007. It also proposes that all institutional and professional pro ducts which contain tetrachlorine ethylene 
bear the following warning in their labels: 
“O PRODUTO APRESENTA EVIDÊNCIAS DE PRODUZIR CARCINOGÊNESE EM 
ANIMAIS – PROIBIDA A VENDA DIRETA AO PÚBLICO” “This product shows evidence of carcinogenic action in animals – direct sale to the public is forbidden” 
The labels should also bear recommendations concerning the use of personal and protection 
equipment. G/TBT/N/BRA/144 
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7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human health and of the environment. 
8. Relevant documents:   Ministerial Act number 3214, June 8th 1978 and amendments, issued 
by the Ministry of Labour and Annex Regulation number 15 – Insalubrious Activities and Operations – Annex 11 (Anexo 11, da No rma Regulamentadora n.º 15 – Atividades e 
operações Insalubres, da Portaria MTb n.º 3214, de 08 de junho de 1978 e suas 
atualizações); Brazilian Standard NBR 14725, July  2001 -  “Safety Data Sheet of Chemical 
Products” and amendments (Norma brasileira NBR 14725 de julho de 2001 – “Ficha de 
Informação de Segurança de Produtos Químic os – FISPQ” e suas atualizações); Brazilian 
Standard 10004, September 1987 – Solid Residues (Norma brasileira NBR 10004 de 
setembro de 1987 – “Resíduos sólidos” e suas atualizações). 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }December 2007 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days from the date of notification 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:        
National Institute of Metrology, Standa rdization and Industrial Quality-INMETRO 
 
Telephone: +(55) 21 2563.2821 
Telefax: +(55) 21 2502.6542 
Email:  barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br 
Web-site: www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas 
Agency responsible:   Brazilian Sanitary Surveillance Agency – ANVISA 
 
Telephone: +(55) 61 448.1078 
Fax:  +(55)61 448.1089 E-mail:  rel@anvisa.gov.br  The full texts can also be directly accessed through:  
http://www.anvisa.gov.br/base/visadoc/CP/CP[5325-3-0].PDF