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Notifying Member: Brazil

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible: National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (INMETRO)

Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:

National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (INMETRO)
Telephone: +(55) 21 2145.3817
Email: barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br
Web-site: www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, incl. station wagons and racing cars (excl. motor vehicles of heading 8702) (HS 8703)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Public Consultation 16, 07 October 2020. (33 page(s), in Portuguese)

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Description of content: Establishes proposal to amend the Conformity Assessment Requirements for Light Passenger and Commercial Vehicles, published by Inmetro Ordinance No. 377, 29 September 2011.

Criticisms and suggestions should be forwarded in the spreadsheet model for the contribution of legal metrology requirements, available at: http://www.inmetro.gov.br/legislacao/ preferably in electronic form to the following addresses:

National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology - Inmetro
Conformity Assessment Directorate - Dconf
Av. Nossa Senhora das Graças, nº 50/Xerém
ZIP Code 25.250-020 – Rio de Janeiro/RJ
E-mail: dconf.consultapublica@inmetro.gov.br

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: The need to update the Conformity Assessment Regulation to Labelling of Light Passenger and Light Commercial Vehicles with combustion engines, hybrids, electric and electric hybrids; To ensure energy efficiency for Light Passenger and Light Commercial Vehicles; Quality requirements

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Relevant documents:

1) Brazilian Official Gazette 195 on 09 October 2020, section 1, page 49 2) Inmetro Ordinance No. 377, 29 September 2011.

https://www.in.gov.br/web/dou/-/consulta-publica-n-16-de-7-de-outubro-de-2020-282069755

http://www.inmetro.gov.br/legislacao/rtac/pdf/RTAC001739.pdf

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Proposed date of adoption: Not yet defined

Proposed date of entry into force: Not yet defined

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Final date for comments: 7 December 2020

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

http://www.inmetro.gov.br/legislacao/rtac/pdf/RTAC002669.pdf