Dear,
According to the new Inmetro Ordinance #115/2022 for Explosive Atmosphere, which came into force on April 1, 2022, we inform you that the deadline for adequacy of the Certificate Applicant/Supplier/Holder expires on April 1, 2024:
INMETRO Regulation 115, March 21, 2022
Art.10A. The certificates issued based on sub-item 4.18 of Inmetro regulation 179 of May 18, 2010, must be in conformity with Annex I within 24 (twenty-four) months from the effective date of the regulation.
Annex I – INMETRO Regulation 115, March 21, 2022
6.1.1.1 Certification Request
The supplier must submit a formal request to the OCP, providing the documentation described in the RGCP.
INMETRO Regulation 200 – RGCP (General Product Certification Regulation)
6.2.1 Certification Request
6.2.1.1 Certification must be requested exclusively by the Supplier*, and must follow the established in the RGCP (Regulation #200/2021) and Regulation #115/2022.
*The definition of supplier is in another regulation number 248/2015
INMETRO Regulation 248, of May 25, 2015 – Supplier Definition
Item 56 – page 12
56- Supplier (Distributor/ Importer) – Legal entity, public or private, legally established in the country, which develops production, assembly, creation, construction, transformation, import, export, recovery, repair, fractionation, packaging, distribution, or marketing of products regulated by INMETRO.
According to the new Inmetro Ordinance #115/2022 for Explosive Atmosphere, which came into force on April 1, 2022, we inform you that the company responsible for Handling Complaints must be legally established in Brazil:
INMETRO Regulation 115, March 21, 2022
8. TREATMENT OF COMPLAINTS
Criteria for handling complaints must follow the requirements established in the RGCP.
INMETRO Regulation 200 – RGCP (General Product Certification Regulation)
7. TREATMENT OF COMPLAINTS
The handling of complaints described in this document applies to the Supplier requesting the certification and the OCP.
Note: the same company can be both described above.
If your certificate has not yet gone through this adjustment or if you have not yet contracted it, please reach out our sales:
Camila Pires: [email protected]