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Tanning or dyeing extracts – Brazil

Official title

Draft Bill establishing maximum limit of lead in paints (8/12/2017).

Brazil issued an addendum on 14 July 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/BRA/768. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 18 December 2017. The comment period closed on 22 January 2018.

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At a glance

Products

HS-Chapter 32 - paints

HS codes
  • 32 · Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints, varnishes; putty, other mastics; inks
    • 32 TANNING OR DYEING EXTRACTS; TANNINS AND THEIR DERIVATIVES; DYES, PIGMENTS AND OTHER COLOURING MATTER; PAINTS AND VARNISHES; PUTTY AND OTHER MASTICS; INKS
Notifying member
Brazil
Status
Updated: check whether it is now adopted or in force
Objectives
  • 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/768Latest notice: G/TBT/N/BRA/768/Add.2

Key dates

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Comment deadline
Closed on 22 January 2018
Proposed adoption
Upon publication in the Official Journal after received comments and approval of the new law by the congress.
Proposed entry into force
Upon publication in the Official Journal after received comments and approval of the new law by the congress.

How to comment

The comment period closed on 22 January 2018. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/BRA/768/Add.2; it can take them up with Brazil.

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What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/TBT/N/BRA/768/Add.2⁩, 14 July 2026)

Law No. 15.441, 26 June 2026

Establishes the maximum permissible limit for lead in paints and similar surface coating materials; and repeals Law No. 11,762 1 August 2008.

Draft Bill establishing maximum limit of lead in paints and materials similar to Surface coating, elaborated in the category of the National Commission Chemical Safety Agency (CONASQ), with a coordination of the Ministry of the Environment (Ministério do Meio Ambiente-MMA). Informed and identified suggestions should be forwarded exclusively through the electronic form available at within the deadline 45 (forty-five) days from the date of publication of this Notice. It revokes Law 11,762, 1 August, 2008, keeping the concentration limit of lead in paints and similar coating materials the approval of the new law by the congress.

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/768/Add.2

    Law No. 15.441, 26 June 2026

    Establishes the maximum permissible limit for lead in paints and similar surface coating materials; and repeals Law No. 11,762 1 August 2008.

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

  2. AddendumG/TBT/N/BRA/768/Add.1

    This addendum aims at informing that the National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology – INMETRO and the Ministry of Environment are proposing to give trading partners an opportunity to provide comments and suggestions in relation to the Draft Bill establishing maximum limit of lead in paints and materials similar to Surface coating, elaborated in the category of the National Commission Chemical Safety Agency (CONASQ), with a coordination of the Ministry of the Environment (Ministério

    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)

  3. CorrigendumG/TBT/N/BRA/768/Corr.1

    We are correcting the text presented in item 6 referring to the repeal of Law 11,762 of 1 August 2008. We kindly request that where is written: 'It revokes Law 11,762, 1 August, 2008, keeping the concentration limit of lead in paints and similar coating materials the approval of the new law by the congress' Must be read: 'It revokes Law 11,762, 1 August, 2008, keeping the concentration limit of lead in paints and similar coating materials, until the approval of the new law by the Congress' The f

    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. Regular notificationG/TBT/N/BRA/768

    Comment deadline: Closed on 22 January 2018

    Draft Bill establishing maximum limit of lead in paints (8/12/2017).

    Draft Bill establishing maximum limit of lead in paints and materials similar to Surface coating, elaborated in the category of the National Commission Chemical Safety Agency (CONASQ), with a coordination of the Ministry of the Environment (Ministério do Meio Ambiente-MMA). Informed and identified suggestions should be forwarded exclusively through the electronic form available at within the deadline 45 (forty-five) days from the date of publication of this Notice. It revokes Law 11,762, 1 August, 2008, keeping the concentration limit of lead in paints and similar coating materials the approval of the new law by the congress.

    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)

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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    Draft Resolution 1430, 14 October 2026

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    Draft Resolution 1428, 7 October 2026

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

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