BRAZIL: TECHNICAL REGULATION ON SOAP AND TOILET SOAP The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif.97.121. 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 can be indicated if different from above. 3. Notified under Article 2.9.2. 4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Soap and toilet soap. 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Technical Regulation on Soap and Toilet Soap (7 pages, available in Portuguese). 6. Description of content: This Regulation establishes the conditions which soap and toilet soap products packing should satisfy as well as the criteria for marketing and the methodology to realize surveillance test from liquid quantity of the soap and toilet soap in bars. 7. Objective and rationale: Consumer's health and safety. 8. Relevant documents: N/A. 9. Proposed date of adoption: Not stated; Proposed date of entry into force: Not Stated. 10. Final date for comments: 13 May 1997. 11. Text available from: National enquiry point. (0112)

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