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Promoting good practices in
support of open markets
Fernando GoulartDirectorate of Quality
The place of standardisation
on the emerging global climate
change and green growth
policy agenda
Promoting good practices in
support of open markets
Mission of Inmetro
"To provide confidence to the Brazilian society in
measurements and products through metrology
and conformity assessment, promoting
harmonization of consumer relations, innovation
and competitiveness of the country.“
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support of open markets
Objectives of conformity Assessment
To be an instrument of
consumer protection
To provide confidence in
market exchanges
To be an instrument of competitiveness
in domestic and foreign trade
To be an instrument of
industrial development
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support of open markets
CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT
Production Consume
Recognition
Confidence
Development
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CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT AND STANDARDS
In cases where a positive assurance is required that
products conform with technical regulations or
standards, and relevant guides or recommendations
issued by international standardizing bodies exist or
their completion is imminent, Members shall ensure
that central government bodies use them, or the
relevant parts of them, as a basis for their conformity
assessment procedures,
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support of open markets
CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT AND STANDARDS
except where, as duly explained upon request,
such guides or recommendations or relevant parts
are inappropriate for the Members concerned, for,
inter alia, such reasons as: national security
requirements; the prevention of deceptive practices;
protection of human health or safety, animal or plant
life or health, or the environment; fundamental
climatic or other geographical factors; fundamental
technological or infrastructural problems.
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support of open markets
PROGRAMMES OF CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT
Codex Standard
ISO Standard
IEC Standard• Eficiency
• EfectivenessSolve the problem
• Economic
• Environmental
• Social
Impact assessments
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International Standards
Environmentally correct;
Economically viable;
Socially fair, and
Culturally accepted.
COMPETITIVENESS
Sustainability
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Fonte: Aliceweb/MDIC
Programme of
Conformity
Assessment
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- Social Responsibility-
Programmes of cachaça and ethanol
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Started in 1984 – but it has gained importance in
the energy crisis of 2001;
Applications voluntary (early) and compulsory;
Programme’s function is to alert the consumer
about the energy efficiency of equipments;
Establishes a comparative table of eficiency;
Performance targets are reviewed periodically;
Partnership Inmetro and Eletrobrás (Procel);
Partnership Inmetro and Petrobras (Conpet).
Consulte: www.inmetro.gov.br/consumidor/pbe.asp
BRAZILIAN LABELING PROGRAMME
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support of open markets
A product labeled with the letter A is more efficient than one with the letter C
Brazilian
Labeling
ProgrammeNational
Energy
Efficiency
Label- ENCE
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Brazilian Labeling Programme
Lower fuel consumption,
less environmental damage
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Refrigerators, freezers and combined;
Electrical showers ;
Heaters ;
Air Conditioners;
Electric motors;
Washing machines;
Solar collectors;
Lamps
Reactors;
Stoves;
Cars.
BRAZILIAN LABELING PROGRAMME
Promoting good practices in
support of open markets
Contatos
•Inmetro’s Website
www.inmetro.gov.br
• Fenando Goulart
Thank you!