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BrazilProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Instruments, apparatus for measuring – Brazil

Official title

CGIEE Resolution Nº 3, 13 May 2025

Brazil notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 1 October 2025. The comment period closed on 6 October 2025.

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At a glance

Products

Instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking electrical quantities, without recording device, n.e.s.; Measurement of electrical and magnetic quantities

HS codes
  • 90 · Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories
    • 903089 Instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking electrical quantities, without recording device, n.e.s.
Notifying member
Brazil
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 1 October 2025. Check WTO ePing or Brazil for its current status.
Objectives
  • Quality requirements
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/BRA/1605
Keywords
Metrology

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 6 October 2025
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
To be determined

How to comment

The comment period closed on 6 October 2025. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/BRA/1605; it can take them up with Brazil.

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What the notification says

Proposal of guidelines for the implementation of smart meters in the short term, followed by Regulatory Impact Analysis, and for the presentation of a cost-benefit analysis for the implementation of smart meters in the medium and long term by electricity distributors. The relevant documents and information will be available on the Public Consultation Portal of the Ministry of Mines and Energy (and on the Participa + Brasil Electronic Portal (

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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