BRAZIL/MERCOSUR: TECHNICAL REGULATION ON THE VERIFICATION PROCEDURES FOR LIQUID CONTENT OF SOAPS The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif.97.201. 1. Member to Agreement notifying: BRAZIL/MERCOSUR. 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 the Verification Procedures for Liquid Content of Soaps. 6. Description of content: This resolution will be applied, exclusively, to the samples which are collected up to 24 hours after the lot under inspection has been manufactured. 7. Objective and rationale: Consumer protection. 8. Relevant documents: Resolution MERCOSUL/GMC No. 91/94 and 33/96. 9. Proposed date of adoption: 1 January 1998; Proposed date of entry into force: 1 January 1998. 10. Final date for comments: 11 June 1997. 11. Text available from: National enquiry point. (0153)

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