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Fast Facts

National Standards Body:
Brazilian National Standards Organization (ABNT)
National Metrology Institute: Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Normalização e Qualidade Industrial (INMETRO)
National Legal Metrology Authority: Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Normalização e Qualidade Industrial (INMETRO)
Accreditation Bodies: General Coordination for Accreditation (CGCRE/INMETRO)
Standards Attaché in Region: ITA Office of Standards Liaison

In-Depth Resources

Proposed Regulations

Workshops & Events

In-Depth Standards Resources

This section includes links to publications, articles, and/or external websites that provide greater depth and understanding of standards issues for this country.

Export Resource: U.S. Commercial Service Brazil

Proposed Regulations Impacting Trade and Exports

NIST is the home of the U.S. Inquiry Point to the World Trade Organization's Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement. The Inquiry Point monitors TBT activity globally; its Notify U.S. database reports on proposed technical regulations and standards in advance of adoption and implementation.

Country	Notification	Topic	Date issued	Comment Deadline
Brazil	BRA/480	Personal protective equipment Brazil Personal protective equipment Draft Ministerial Act on conformity assessment procedures for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) by a compulsory third party certification, carried out by an accredited body to determine that relevant requirements within the Brazilian System of Conformity Assessment - SBAC are fulfilled.	4/10/2012	5/19/2012
Brazil	BRA/479	Sanitizing products Brazil Sanitizing products This draft technical regulation establishes revision, modification and update of procedures and technical requirements for the registration of sanitizing products that are corrosive to the skin and can lead to irreversible eye injury. All products manufactured under the Resolutions RDC no 163, 11 September 2001, and RDC No 240, 6 October 2004, can be marketed until their expiration dates. It revokes Anvisa´s Resolution RDC no 163, 11 September 2001, RDC no 240, 6 October 2004, and Ordinances no 08 MS/SNVS, 10 April 1987, and 13 MS/SNVS, 20 June 1988.	3/29/2012	5/19/2012
Brazil	BRA/482	Pharmaceutical products Brazil Pharmaceutical products This draft technical regulation establishes the prioritization of technical analysis of petitions within the General Drugs Registration Office. The criteria on this draft resolution were defined according to public relevancy to ensure or improve access to pharmaceutical care. The prioritization of the technical analysis of petition applies to the drugs that fit in one or more of the criteria established in article 3 of the draft resolution and that achieve the minimum score of 10, as set out in its Annex I. It revokes Resolution RDC No 28, 4 April 2007	5/9/2012	5/20/2012
Brazil	BRA/477	Baby carriages (HS 8715) Brazil Baby carriages (HS 8715) Conformity Assessment requirements for Baby Carriages.	3/28/2012	5/28/2012

For full access to notifications, please visit Notify U.S.

Workshops and Events

Find information on upcoming and recent workshops and events for this country.

How to Sell Medical Technologies in Brazil
Apr 26-26, 2012 (Webinar, DC ) Event Organizer: U.S. Commercial Service - U.S. Dept of Commerce

A Roundtable Discussion with Brazil's National Institute for Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality (Inmetro)
Sep 24-24, 2010 (Washington, DC ) Event Organizer: The Brazil-U.S. Business Council

SIT Workshop on ITS and TMS Standards for Brazil
Apr 02-04, 2008 (São Paulo, BRAZIL ) Event Organizer: National Institute of Standards and Technology

Workshop on Oil and Gas for South America
Mar 26-30, 2007 (Gaithersburg, MD ) Event Organizer: National Institute of Standards and Technology

Standards in Trade Workshop on Information Technology for the Americas
Mar 15-19, 2004 (Gaithersburg, MD ) Event Organizer: National Institute of Standards and Technology

Standards in Trade Workshop on Building Codes & Standards for the Americas
Sep 07-20, 2003 (Nashville, TN ) Event Organizer: National Institute of Standards and Technology

Workshop on Cement and Concrete for the Americas
Dec 09-13, 2002 (Miami Beach, FL ) Event Organizer: National Institute of Standards and Technology

Standards in Trade Workshop for the Americas on the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
Sep 08-12, 2002 (Hollywood, FL ) Event Organizer: National Institute of Standards and Technology

Conformity Assessment in the Americas
Apr 23-27, 2001 (Gaithersburg, MD ) Event Organizer: National Institute of Standards and Technology

Legal Metrology Seminar for the Americas
Jul 16-20, 2000 (Richmond, VA ) Event Organizer: National Institute of Standards and Technology

Standardization for the Americas: Perspectives for the New Millennium
Nov 29-03, 1999 (Gaithersburg, MD ) Event Organizer: National Institute of Standards and Technology

Electrical Safety Systems for the Americas
Mar 22-26, 1999 (Gaithersburg, MD ) Event Organizer: National Institute of Standards and Technology

Standards Information Seminar for the Americas
Mar 02-06, 1998 (Gaithersburg, MD ) Event Organizer: National Institute of Standards and Technology

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