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Machinery and mechanical appliances

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Ordinance Nº. 487, 04 November 2014. The text proposes to rewrite and, include some items of the document previously notified as G/TBT/N/BRA/461/Add.1 in order to upgrade and establishes more appropriate criteria to assess conformity by micro and small enterprises’ products, covered by the Compliance Assessment Program for Water Heating Solar Equipment (5 pages, in Portuguese)

Brazil issued an addendum on 9 November 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/BRA/461. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 3 February 2012. The comment period closed on 9 October 2023.

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Products

Systems and equipment for water heating using solar energy (HS 8419)

HS codes
  • 84 · Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof
    • 8419 Machinery, plant or laboratory equipment whether or not electrically heated (excl. furnaces, ovens and other equipment of heading 8514), for the treatment of…
  • 85 · Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles
    • 8514 Industrial or laboratory electric furnaces and ovens, incl. those functioning by induction or dielectric loss; other industrial or laboratory equipment for…
Notifying member
Brazil
Status
Adopted, according to its latest notice
Objectives
  • Protection of human health or safety
  • Protection of the environment
  • Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/BRA/461Latest notice: G/TBT/N/BRA/461/Rev.1/Add.7

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 9 October 2023
Proposed adoption
To be determined after the end of the consultation period
Proposed entry into force
To be determined after the end of the consultation period

What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/TBT/N/BRA/461/Rev.1/Add.7⁩, 9 November 2026)

The latest notice says the measure was adopted or published.

Technical Quality Regulation and Conformity Assessment Requirements for Solar Water Heating Equipment - Consolidated.

The National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology - Inmetro issued Inmetro Ordinance No. 633, dated November 5th, 2026, which approves the Technical Quality Regulation and Conformity Assessment Requirements for Solar Water Heating Equipment - Consolidated. The notified mesure revokes the following Ordinances: I - No. 420, of October 4, 2021, published in the Official Gazette of the Federal Government on October 14, 2021, Section 1, pages 42 to 51; II - No. 333, of August 28, 2023, published in the Official Gazette of the Federal Government on October 24, 2024, Section 1, page 24; and III - No. 215, of June 6, 2024, published in the Official Gazette of the Federal Government on June 7, 2024, Section 1, pages 31 to 34.

The revised text proposes to include three (3) different certification models (items 6.1); to include item 6.4 as certification model 3; and to rewrite clauses 6.2.1 and 6.2.2, to provide terms and conditions to assess and maintain conformity. Other provisions contained in the Inmetro Ordinance Nº 352/2012 notified as document G/TBT/N/BRA/461/Add.1, remain unchanged.

Notices on this measure

Every notice about this measure published here, newest first. Each one is the notifying member's own text.

  1. AddendumG/TBT/N/BRA/461/Rev.1/Add.7

    Technical Quality Regulation and Conformity Assessment Requirements for Solar Water Heating Equipment - Consolidated.

    The National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology - Inmetro issued Inmetro Ordinance No. 633, dated November 5th, 2026, which approves the Technical Quality Regulation and Conformity Assessment Requirements for Solar Water Heating Equipment - Consolidated. The notified mesure revokes the following Ordinances: I - No. 420, of October 4, 2021, published in the Official Gazette of the Federal Government on October 14, 2021, Section 1, pages 42 to 51; II - No. 333, of August 28, 2023, published in the Official Gazette of the Federal Government on October 24, 2024, Section 1, page 24; and III - No. 215, of June 6, 2024, published in the Official Gazette of the Federal Government on June 7, 2024, Section 1, pages 31 to 34.

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  2. AddendumG/TBT/N/BRA/461/Rev.1/Add.6

    Amendment of Inmetro Ordinance nº 420, 4 October 2021

    National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology - Inmetro, issued Inmetro Ordinance 215, 5 June 2024 that amends Ordinance 420, 4 October 2021, that approves Technical Quality Regulation and Conformity Assessment Requirements for Solar Water Heating Equipment - Consolidated.

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  3. AddendumG/TBT/N/BRA/461/Rev.1/Add.5

    Amendment of Technical Quality Regulation and the Conformity Assessment Requirements for solar water heating equipment

    National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology - Inmetro, issued Inmetro Ordinance No. 333, 28 August 2023, that amends Inmetro Ordinance No. 420, 4 October 2021, notified as G/TBT/N/BRA/461/Add.4.

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  4. AddendumG/TBT/N/BRA/461/Rev.1/Add.4

    Comment deadline: Closed on 9 October 2023

    Inmetro Public Consultation No. 2, 1 August 2023

    Inmetro issued Public Consultation No. 2, 1 August 2023, a proposal to amend Inmetro Ordinance No. 420, of October 4, 2021,which approves the Technical Quality Regulation and the Conformity Assessment Requirements for Solar Water Heating Equipment. Comments must be presented on the Participa + Brasill platform at

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  5. AddendumG/TBT/N/BRA/461/Add.4

    Approves the Technical Quality Regulation and the Conformity Assessment Requirements for solar water heating equipment - Consolidated.

    National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology - Inmetro, issued Inmetro Ordinance 420, 4 October 2021, that approves the Regulation for solar water heating equipment, which includes the Technical Quality Regulation, the Conformity Assessment Requirements and the Specifications for the Conformity Identification Seal, respectively, in Annexes I, II and III of this Ordinance.

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  6. AddendumG/TBT/N/BRA/461/Rev.1/Add.3

    Adjustments and clarifications to the regulation of Flat Solar Collector This document aims at informing that the National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology – INMETRO, issued Ordinance 229, 23 August 2018 (Portaria Inmetro 229, de 23 de Agosto de 2018), concerning the adjustments and clarifications to the regulation of Flat Solar Collector, established in the Annexes to this Ordinance amending the Technical Quality Requirements approved by Ordinance 301/2012 (Portaria Inmetro 301/20

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  7. AddendumG/TBT/N/BRA/461/Rev.1/Add.2

    This document aims at informing that the National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology – INMETRO, issued Ordinance n° 178, 28 June 2017, concerning the adjustments and clarifications to the regulation of Water Heating Solar Equipment, established in the Annexes to this Ordinance amending the Technical Quality approved by Ordinance 301/2012 and the Conformity assessment procedures approved by Ordinance 352/2012. The main updates to the technical regulation (Annex I) reword items: 4.1.5;

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  8. AddendumG/TBT/N/BRA/461/Add.3

    This document aims at informing that the Conformity Assessment Procedures, issued by the National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology/INMETRO, and notified under document G/TBT/N/BRA/461/Add.1, (Ordinance Nº 352, 6 July 2012) was now amended by Ordinance Nº 58, 17 March 2017 (Portaria Nº 58, de 17 de Março de 2017), with the purpose of rewording article 5 of Ordinance 352/2012, considering the difficulties of compliance technical and conformity assessment requirements faced by the par

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  9. AddendumG/TBT/N/BRA/461/Rev.1/Add.1

    This document aims at informing that the National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology - INMETRO, issued Ordinance nº 159, 19 March 2015, concerning the improvement of the Conformity Assessment Program for water heating equipment, using solar energy, set by Ordinance nº 352, 6 July 2012, notified under the document G/TBT/N/BRA/461/Add.1, and revised by Ordinance nº 487, 4 November 2014, notification G/TBT/N/BRA/461/Rev.1, in order to establishes more appropriate criteria to assess conf

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  10. RevisionG/TBT/N/BRA/461/Rev.1

    Comment deadline: Closed on 8 December 2014

    Ordinance Nº. 487, 04 November 2014. The text proposes to rewrite and, include some items of the document previously notified as G/TBT/N/BRA/461/Add.1 in order to upgrade and establishes more appropriate criteria to assess conformity by micro and small enterprises’ products, covered by the Compliance Assessment Program for Water Heating Solar Equipment (5 pages, in Portuguese)

    The revised text proposes to include three (3) different certification models (items 6.1); to include item 6.4 as certification model 3; and to rewrite clauses 6.2.1 and 6.2.2, to provide terms and conditions to assess and maintain conformity. Other provisions contained in the Inmetro Ordinance Nº 352/2012 notified as document G/TBT/N/BRA/461/Add.1, remain unchanged.

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  11. AddendumG/TBT/N/BRA/461/Add.2

    This document aims at informing that the Conformity Assessment Procedures, issued by the National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology/INMETRO, and notified under the document G/TBT/N/BRA/461/Add.1, (Ordinance Nº 352, 6 July 2012) for water heating equipment, using solar energy (HS 8419), was now amended by the Ordinance Nº 358, 1 August 2014 (Portaria Nº 358 de 1 de Agosto de 2014), by rewording items 4º and 5º in order, to extend the deadlines for attaining the productive sector to t

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  12. AddendumG/TBT/N/BRA/461/Add.1

    This addendum aims at informing that the Conformity Assessment Requirements for equipment for water heating using solar energy issued by the National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology - INMETRO, and notified under G/TBT/N/BRA/461 (Ministerial Act No. 7, 11 January 2012), was adopted as the final text and published in the Brazilian Official Journal in 10 July 2012, by the Ministerial Act No. 352, 6 July 2012.; The full text of this measure is available in Portuguese and can be downlo

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  13. Regular notificationG/TBT/N/BRA/461

    Comment deadline: Closed on 3 April 2012

    Ministerial Act: Nº 7, 11 January 2012 (32 pages in Portuguese).

    The Act establishes criteria for the program of conformity assessment for systems and equipment for water heating using solar energy.

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