INMETRO published new Ordinance No. 178 on April 11th, 2022, which revokes several previous Ordinances, including Ordinance No. 111 from 2020. Ordinance No. 111 established extraordinary conditions for conducting conformity assessment activities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Key Points of Ordinance No. 178

1. Ordinance No. 178/2022 will take effect on May 2nd, 2022.
2. The deadline for postponing audits is 3 months from the effective date, which is August 2nd, 2022; audits must be completed by November 02nd, 2022.
3. Remote audits must be scheduled within 3 months from the effective date (by August 02nd, 2022), with a completion deadline of November 02nd, 2022.
4. Six months from the effective date, by November 02nd, 2022, conformity assessment activities covered by INMETRO Ordinances No. 99, 2020, No. 111, 2020, No. 225, 2020, No. 377, 2020, and No. 357, 2021, will fully meet the requirements established by the RGCP, RGDF Products, and RGDF Services, subject to specific product regulations.