Monique Audrey Getrouw Deputy Head Brazilian TBT Enquiry Point

Perceived needs and activities in the area of regulation in Brazil

Outline of Presentation:

•National Institute on Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality

•The Brazilian Regulatory Committee

•The perceived needs in the area of regulatory reform

•Technical assistance projects

• Scientific and Industrial Metrology

• Legal Metrology

• Conformity Assessment Procedures •& Technical Regulation

• Accreditation of Certification Bodies & Laboratories

• WTO / TBT Brazilian Enquiry Point

The Brazilian Regulatory Committee was established by the National

Council on Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality (Conmetro)

on June 9th, 2005 by Resolution No 2 (Published in the Official Gazette

on June 13th, 2005).

Its duties are:•Proposing and reviewing policies, strategies and

directives on regulation;•Promoting activities, which contribute to the

understanding of the regulatory concepts;•Harmonizing the relation between technical

standards and technical regulations;•Defining the basic elements to be stated

•in technical regulations;•Solving eventual issues regarding regulation which

interfaces standardization.

The perceived needs in the area of regulatory reform in Brazil and Latin America are:

•Harmonization - Mercosul

•Notification practice - E.g. TBT Enquiry Point

•Technical Assistance Projects

Technical Assistance Projects (completed):

•Argentina: Alerta Exportador!

•Uruguay: Alerta Exportador!

•Paraguay: Alerta Exportador!

Technical Assistance Projects (underway):

•Cuba: TBT Principles

•Mozambique: Alerta Exportador!

Thank you !!

www.inmetro.gov.br

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