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Brazil's INMETRO Introduces Flexible Compliance Assessment Through Ordinance No. 111

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On March 27, the National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology of Brazil published Ordinance No. 111, making compliance assessment activities, such as audits and tests, more flexible with the aim of allowing services to be performed remotely while maintaining the level of security in products regulated by the Institute.

Main Points of Ordinance N.111

  1. For six months, in accordance with Article 9 of the ordinance, INMETRO will accept: a) Remote audits. b) Test reports from their own laboratories of the manufacturers. c) Test reports made before the certification process.

  2. All the measures contained in the ordinance are intended to allow product certification bodies (OCP) to issue the certification.

For more information, contact info@orbiscompliance.com - mailto:info@orbiscompliance.com or (408) 465-7331.

Based on INMETRO website.

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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