WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/BRA/116
23 May 2003
(03-2779)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated 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 Metrology, Standardisation and Industrial
Quality-INMETRO
Telephone: +(55) 21 2563.2824
Telefax: +(55) 21 2502.6542Email: barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br
Web-site: www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-siteaddresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [ X ], 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):  Toys (HS: Chapter 95)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   M e r c o s u r  Draft
Technical Resolution  number 01/03 (Projeto de Resolução Mercosul número 01/03), on
technical and security requirements as well as conformity assessment procedures for toys.
(33 pages, in Portuguese and 34 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:   This Draft Resolution lays down technical and security
requirements as well as conformity assessment procedures for toys.  It also establishes
safety related labelling and packaging requirements.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Labelling and packaging requirements, conformity assessment procedures and consumer’s
safety.  It also revokes Mercosur Resolution number 54/92.
8. Relevant documents:   ISO/IEC Guide 28 (Guia ISO/IEC 28); ISO 9002
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force:}Not stated
10. Final date for comments:   16 July 2003
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:
http://www.inmetro.gov.br/ barreirastecnicas/pontofocal/buscaNotificacao.asp