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BrazilAdopted, according to its latest notice

Motor vehicles – Brazil

Official title

Inmetro Ordinance Nº. 49, 27 January 2014: Compulsory Supplier's Conformity Declaration for Catalytic Converters Body used for vehicles replacement.; (15 pages, in Portuguese).

Brazil issued an addendum on 8 May 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/BRA/580. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 5 February 2014. The comment period closed on 2 January 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Catalytic converter body

HS codes
  • 87 · Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof
    • 8708 Parts and accessories for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the…
Notifying member
Brazil
Status
Adopted, according to its latest notice
Objectives
  • Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection
  • Protection of human health or safety
  • Quality requirements
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/BRA/580Latest notice: G/TBT/N/BRA/580/Add.4

Key dates

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Comment deadline
Closed on 2 January 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined in the final text, that will be published in the Official Journal after received comments have been taken into account.
Proposed entry into force
To be determined in the final text, that will be published in the Official Journal after received comments have been taken into account.

What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/TBT/N/BRA/580/Add.4⁩, 8 May 2026)

The latest notice says the measure was adopted or published.

Ordinance 223, 8 April 2026

National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology - Inmetro, amends Inmetro Ordinance No. 33, 15 January 2021, which approves the Conformity Assessment Requirements for Catalytic Converters Intended for Replacement - Consolidated.

Establishment of criteria to the Conformity Assessment Program for Catalytic Converters body used to replace vehicles with Otto cycle engines, according to the CONAMA Ordinance Nº 282/2001 (Resolução CONAMA Nº. 282/2001) in order to provide consumer confidence consistent with the needs of environmental control.

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/580/Add.4

    Ordinance 223, 8 April 2026

    National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology - Inmetro, amends Inmetro Ordinance No. 33, 15 January 2021, which approves the Conformity Assessment Requirements for Catalytic Converters Intended for Replacement - Consolidated.

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

  2. AddendumG/TBT/N/BRA/580/Add.3

    Comment deadline: Closed on 2 January 2026

    Public Consultation No. 26, 7 October 2025

    National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology - Inmetro, amends Inmetro Ordinance No. 33, 15 January 2021, which approves the Conformity Assessment Requirements for Catalytic Converters Intended for Replacement - Consolidated. Criticisms and suggestions should be submitted through the Brazil Participatory Platform, available at:

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

  3. AddendumG/TBT/N/BRA/580/Add.2

    Assessment Requirements for Catalytic Converters Destined for Replacement - Consolidated

    National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology – Inmetro, issued the following Inmetro Ordinance: 33 – Approves the Technical Regulation for catalytic converters intended for replacement is approved, in the form of the Conformity Assessment Requirements and the Specifications for the Conformity Identification Seal, set, respectively, in Annexes I and II - Consolidated. The Ordinance revokes the Inmetro Ordinance No. 547, 17 December 2014, published in the Official Gazette on 19 December 2014, section 1, pages 248 to 249.

    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)

  4. AddendumG/TBT/N/BRA/580/Add.1

    This addendum aims at informing that the Conformity Assessment Procedures forcatalytic converter used for vehicles replacement previously notified under the document G/TBT/N/BRA/580 as Ordinance 49, 27 January 2014 (Compulsory Supplier's Conformity Declaration for Catalytic Converters Body Used for Vehicles Replacement) was adopted as the final text through the Inmetro Ordinance Nº 547, 17 December 2014 (Portaria Inmetro Nº 547, de 17 de Dezembro de 2014) published in the Brazilian Official Gaze

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  5. CorrigendumG/TBT/N/BRA/580/Corr.1

    Please note Item 11 in the notification G/TBT/N/BRA/580 should be read as: 11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:

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  6. Regular notificationG/TBT/N/BRA/580

    Comment deadline: Closed on 31 March 2014

    Inmetro Ordinance Nº. 49, 27 January 2014: Compulsory Supplier's Conformity Declaration for Catalytic Converters Body used for vehicles replacement.; (15 pages, in Portuguese).

    Establishment of criteria to the Conformity Assessment Program for Catalytic Converters body used to replace vehicles with Otto cycle engines, according to the CONAMA Ordinance Nº 282/2001 (Resolução CONAMA Nº. 282/2001) in order to provide consumer confidence consistent with the needs of environmental control.

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

Sources

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

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

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

  3. WTO notificationSPSProposed measure, open for comments

    Draft Resolution 1430, 14 October 2026

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    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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