                                                                                                                                                          ./.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/BRA/17
26 October 2001
(01-5268)
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, Standardization and Industrial
Quality – INMETRO.Telephone: +(55) 21 2563.2821
Telefax: +(55) 21 2502.6542
Email: pontofocal.tbt.omc@inmetro.gov.br
Web-site: www.inmetro.gov.br
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 [ 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):   Sticks made of wood
applied to barbecue (meat) and paper clips  (ICS: 67.250, 97.180)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposal of
Metrologic Technical Regulation establishing criteria of individual tolerance to be applied
in products “clips for paper” and “sticks made of wood applied to barbecue (meat)”.
6. Description of content: .  The indication of the nominal amount of products "Clips for
paper" and "sticks made of wood applied to barbecues", should be made in number of units.
It is allowed for the product clips for paper, the use of additional quantitative indication in
units of mass, together to the compulsory indication in number of units. The application ofthe individual criteria to verify the nominal amount of the products "Clips for Paper" and
"sticks made of wood applied to barbecue" should be used under the following
specifications:
- up to 29 units: it will not be tolerate mistakes (units),
- from 30 to 199 units: it will be tolerate 04 mistakes (units),
- from 200 to 299 units: it will be tolerated 08 mistakes (units) and,
- equal or superior to 300 units:  it will be tolerated 04 mistakes for each 100 units.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To provide information and protection to consumers.
8. Relevant documents:   CONMETRO Resolution nº 05, 4 September 1995.G/TBT/N/BRA/17
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9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Not stated
10. Final date for comments:   60 days after publication on Official Journal.
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:           