WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/504
18 October 2000
(00-4320)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
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, Standardization and Industrial
Quality-INMETRO
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 [    ], 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):   Taximeters –
ICS (17.080)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Mercosur Technical
Regulation for Taximeters (35 pages, in Portuguese and Spanish)
6. Description of content:   The present regulation establishes technical and metrological
conditions that measurement instruments based on time and distances, called taximeters,intended to be used in rent vehicles should satisfy.
This regulation applies to taximeters, their additional parts and accessories.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Metrological Regulation
8. Relevant documents:
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force:          
10. Final date for comments:   24 November 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           