ORBIS Compliance

ANATEL Streamlines Product Approval Process

Published /Brazil

Introduction

On April 18th, 2022, ANATEL published ORDINANCE No. 2257 in its Electronic Bulletin. This ordinance introduces an internal procedure aimed at simplifying and accelerating the approval process for various products. The products benefiting from this streamlined analysis by ANATEL include:

  1. Cell Phone Chargers
  2. Inductive Chargers for Cell Phones
  3. Lithium batteries used in Cell Phones
  4. Accessories for mobile cell phones of the auxiliary battery type
  5. All products evaluated in the format of Declaration of Conformity

Products not listed above will continue to undergo the standard analysis process as currently practiced.

Definitions

  • Simplified Analysis: A procedural analysis that includes an objective and summary evaluation of specific documents within the approval application.
  • Standard Analysis: A procedural analysis focused on ensuring the consistency of technical data and other documents involved in the conformity assessment process, where criteria are more stringent than those for the simplified analysis and align with the ordinance approving the Internal Procedure for Approval Requirement Assessment.

Brazil Quick Facts

Regulatory AgencyANATEL (Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações)
Certification TypeMandatory
License ValidityTechnical compliance certificate: 2 to 3 years
Application LanguagePortuguese
Legal License HolderRequired
In-country Testing RequirementRequires testing

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