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BrazilCorrected since it was notified

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof

Official title

Ministerial Act: Nº 322, 21 July 2011 (2 pages, in Portuguese).

Brazil issued a correction on 22 September 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/BRA/502. The measure was first notified on 10 September 2012.

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At a glance

Products

Plugs and Sockets

HS codes
  • 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
    • 853590 Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits, for a voltage > 1.000 V (excl…
    • 853669 Plugs and sockets for a voltage <= 1.000 V (excl. lamp holders)
Notifying member
Brazil
Status
Corrected since it was notified
Objectives
  • Protection of human health or safety
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/BRA/502Latest notice: G/TBT/N/BRA/502/Add.2/Corr.1

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Not set in the notification
Proposed adoption
-
Proposed entry into force
Not set in the notification

What the notification says

The Act establishes new requirements and characteristics for the conformity assessment of plugs and sockets.

Notices on this measure

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

  1. CorrigendumG/TBT/N/BRA/502/Add.2/Corr.1

    Consolidation of conformity assessment requirements for plug and socket adapters.

    Rectification of Inmetro Ordinance No. 90/2022, approving the Conformity Assessment Requirements for Plugs and Sockets – Consolidated, published in the Official Gazette of the Union on 22 March 2022, Section 1, pages 40 to 44.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)

  2. CorrigendumG/TBT/N/BRA/502/Add.1/Corr.2

    Consolidation of conformity assessment requirements for plug and socket adapters.

    Rectification of Inmetro Ordinance No. 9, 17 January 2022, published in the Official Gazette of 19 January 2022, section 1, pages 11 to 15, consolidation of conformity assessment requirements for plug and socket adapters. The rectification text is available only in Portuguese and can be downloaded at:

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  3. CorrigendumG/TBT/N/BRA/502/Add.1/Corr.1

    Rectification of subparagraph C of item 6.1.2.2.1.3 of Annex I, of Inmetro Ordinance No. 9, of 17 January 2022, published In the Official Gazette oN 19 January 2022, pages 11 to 15

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)

  4. AddendumG/TBT/N/BRA/502/Add.2

    Consolidation of conformity assessment requirements for plug and socket adapters.

    National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology - Inmetro, issued Ordinance No. 90, 9 March 2022 that consolidates conformity assessment requirements for plug and socket adapters. The aim of the consolidation of the regulation is to attend decree No. 10.139 of 28 November 2020. Inmetro Ordinance No. 90/2022 revokes the following act on the effective date of adoption: - Inmetro Ordinance No. 136, 4 October 2001, published in the Brazilian Official Gazette of 8 October 2001, section 1, pages 189 to 190; - Inmetro Ordinance No. 134, 15 July 2002, published in the Brazilian Official Gazette of 17 July 2002, section 1, page 92; - Inmetro Ordinance No. 38, 26 January 2004, published in the Brazilian Official Gazette of 28 January 2004, section 1, page 72; - Inmetro Ordinance No. 85, 3 April 2006, published in the Brazilian Official Gazette of 6 April 2006, section 1, page 44; - Inmetro Ordinance No. 401, 5 November 2007, published in the Brazilian Official Gazette of 7 November 2007, section 1, page 77; - Inmetro Ordinance No. 81, 10 March 2008, published in the Brazilian Official Gazette of 14 March 2008, section 1, pages 95 to 96; - Inmetro Ordinance No. 367, 23 December 2009, published in the Brazilian Official Gazette of 29 December 2009, section 1, page 71; - Inmetro Ordinance No. 3, 11 January 2010, published in the Brazilian Official Gazette of 13 January 2010, section 1, pages 42 to 43; - Inmetro Ordinance No. 271, 21 June 2011, published in the Brazilian Official…

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document 1 (opens in a new tab)Notified document 2 (opens in a new tab)

  5. AddendumG/TBT/N/BRA/502/Add.1

    Consolidation of conformity assessment requirements for plug and socket adapters.

    National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology - Inmetro, issued Ordinance No. 9, 17 January 2022 that consolidates conformity assessment requirements for plug and socket adapters. The aim of the consolidation of the regulation is to attend decree No. 10.139 of 28 November 2020. Inmetro Ordinance No. 9/2022 revokes the following act on the effective date of adoption: - Inmetro Ordinance No. 324 of 21 August 2007, published in the Brazilian Official Gazette of 23 August 2007 May 2016, section 1, page 163; - Inmetro Ordinance No. 82 of 10 March 2008, published in the Brazilian Official Gazette of 13 March 2008, section 1, page 76; - Inmetro Ordinance No. 251 of 15 September 2009, published in the Brazilian Official Gazette of 17 September 2009, section 1, page 78.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document 1 (opens in a new tab)Notified document 2 (opens in a new tab)

  6. Regular notificationG/TBT/N/BRA/502

    Ministerial Act: Nº 322, 21 July 2011 (2 pages, in Portuguese).

    The Act establishes new requirements and characteristics for the conformity assessment of plugs and sockets.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)

Sources

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All updates from Brazil

  1. WTO notificationTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    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…

    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…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/BRA/461/Rev.1/Add.7Comment period closed

  2. WTO notificationSPSProposed measure, open for comments

    Draft. Establishes the phytosanitary requirements for the importation of seeds of Canna spp. produced in the Kingdom of Thailand

    Draft Ordinance aiming to establish the phytosanitary requirements for the import of seeds (Category 4) of Canna spp. produced in Thailand. The consignments must be accompanied by a Phytosanitary Certificate, issued by the National Plant Protection Organization – NPPO of Thailand, as detailed on…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/BRA/2548Comments until 8 January 2027

  3. WTO notificationSPSProposed measure, open for comments

    Draft Resolution 1430, 14 October 2026

    This draft resolution proposes amendments to the agronomic class (item 2.1) and to the wording of items 2.3 and 3.1 of Monograph P74 - Priestia megaterium, in the Monograph List of Active Ingredients for Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservatives, which was published by…

    No products listed by the notifying member

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/BRA/2547Comments until 8 January 2027

  4. WTO notificationSPSProposed measure, open for comments

    Draft Resolution 1428, 7 October 2026

    This draft resolution proposes the inclusion of the active ingredient T86 - Trichoderma Yunnanense in the Monograph List of Active Ingredients for Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservatives, which was published by Normative Instruction 103 on 19 October 2021 in the Brazilian…

    No products listed by the notifying member

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/BRA/2546Comments until 8 January 2027

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