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Ref : EIC 413/2

8 March 2013

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 208/2013

Brazil : Conformity Certification Requirements for Various Products

The National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality (INMETRO) of the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade of Brazil issued Decrees in December 2012 to establish the conformity certification requirements and compliance dates for various products:

1. Components of Adult Bicycles

The conformity certification requirements are applicable to components of adult bicycles including air chambers, brake systems, rims, rope, forks, suspension forks, handlebars, support handlebars, nipples, pedals, cranks, spokes and frames, regardless of whether they are incorporated in the bicycle or sold separately.

	Compliance Date	Application Criteria
(i)	19 June 2014	manufacture and import of such products
(ii)	19 June 2015	domestic sale of such products by manufacturers and importers
(iii)	19 December 2015	domestic sale of such products by all other parties

2. Plasticised PVC Hoses for Domestic Liquefied Pertroleum Gas (LPG) Installation

The conformity certification requirements are applicable to flexible textile reinforced PVC hoses to be used as conductors of LPG in the domestic installation of the transportable container for LPG.  All other flexible PVC hoses used for other purposes are exempted from the requirements.

	Compliance Date	Application Criteria
(i)	19 June 2014	manufacture and import of such products
(ii)	19 December 2014	domestic sale of such products by manufacturers and importers
(iii)	19 December 2015	domestic sale of such products by all other parties

2.  The INMETRO issued Decree No. 657/2012 and No. 658/2012 in December 2012 to amend the conformity evaluation requirements for enhanced sisal fibres, and establish the conformity evaluation requirements for civil construction materials and equipments respectively.

3.  The trade was informed via Commercial Information Circular No. 509/2011 of 24 August 2011 that the INMETRO established the conformity certification requirements for various automotive products.  The INMETRO has, vide Decree No. 16/2013 of January 2013, extended the compliance deadline of electric fuel pumps for Otto Cycle engines for 180 days.

4.  The INMETRO also issued Decree No. 7/2013 and No. 17/2013 in January 2013 to amend the conformity certification requirements for low pressure regulators for LPG with a flow capacity of up to four kilogrammes per hour and automotive wheels respectively.

5. For details of the above certification requirements, traders are advised to consult their importers in Brazil and/or the above Brazilian Decrees (in Portuguese), which are available at:

ENQUIRIES

6.For enquiries about the content of this circular, please contact Miss S Y TANG at telephone number 2398 5405.

(Ms Cindy CHENG)

for Director-General of Trade and Industry

Note:

While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.