BRAZIL: TECHNICAL REGULATION ON QUALITY FOR NEW TYRES The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif.97.26. 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): Tyres. 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Technical Regulation on Quality for New Tyres. 6. Description of content: This regulation establishes requirements and testing methods for tyres intended for passenger cars, station wagons for mixed use and their light trailers, station wagons, microbuses, buses and trucks and their trailers. This regulation does not cover tyres for racing cars and military tyres. 7. Objective and rationale: Consumer protection. 8. Relevant documents: NBR 5531/87 and Res. CONTRAN No. 558/80. 9. Proposed date of adoption: N/A; Proposed date of entry into force: 1 January 1997. 10. Final date for comments: N/A. 11. Text available from: National enquiry point. (0036)

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