Recent Updates to INMETRO Ordinance No. 148/2022

On September 9th, 2022, INMETRO announced an important update to Ordinance No.148/2022, initially established on March 28th, 2022, which pertains to Household Appliances.

Key Changes

Following the updated Ordinance, the significant changes to note include:

• Extended Validity: Certificates issued under the previous regulation now have an additional year of validity. This adjustment allows manufacturers extra time to comply with the new regulations. The deadline has been moved from December 31st, 2024, to December 31st, 2025.

• Acceptance of Test Reports: The ordinance now allows for the acceptance of test reports issued within the last two years for the Initial Certification process, provided they meet the following criteria:

  • Test reports issued before the start of the certification process by foreign laboratories accredited by Inmetro/Cgere or signatories of the ILAC or MAAG mutual recognition agreements are accepted, ensuring the test method and sampling methodology are equivalent. The report must be submitted within a maximum period of two years from issuance to the OCP.

• Re-certification Process: For the Re-certifications process (renewals), it is now permissible to accept test reports issued within 1 year.

• New Items in Table 2: The following items have been added to Table 2 "Devices not belonging to the Scope":

  • Item 16 - "Gas water heaters within the scope of the Inmetro Ordinance in force for domestic appliances that use gas as fuel and for Gas Water Heaters".
  • Item 18 - "Instant water heaters, covered by the IEC 60335-2-35 standard".