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Ref : EIC 413/2
18 June 2015
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 554/2015
Brazil : Technical Requirements for PVC Hose
The National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality (INMETRO) of the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade of Brazil issued Decree No. 221/2015 on 5 May 2015 to modify the technical requirements for PVC hose for domestic liquefied petroleum gas installations by requiring the hardness test to be performed in accordance with the standard NBR 8613 issued by the Brazilian Technical Standards Association.
2. For details, traders are advised to consult their importers in Brazil and/or the above Brazilian Decree (in Portuguese) at: http://www.inmetro.gov.br/legislacao/rtac/pdf/RTAC002253.pdf.
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3.For enquiries about the content of this circular, please contact Mr Lewis LAU at telephone number 2398 5405.
Yours faithfully,
(Ms Cindy CHENG)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry