WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/BRA/107
20 March 2003
(03-1618)
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-site
addresses, 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 [     ], 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):   Red light violator
equipment (HS: 9033.00)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Ministerial Act
number 55, February 28th, 2003 (Portaria  número 55 de 28 de fevereiro de 2003), issued by
Inmetro, on the conformity assessment requirements for red light violator equipment.
(3 pages, in Portuguese).
6. Description of content:  This Technical Regulation lays down the conformity assessment
requirements for the assessment of the efficiency of red light violator equipment.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Conformity assessment procedures and consumer’s safety.
8. Relevant documents:   None
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Not stated
10. Final date for comments:   5 April 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