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Decree n. 10.448/2020 enacted the Economic Complementation Agreement n. 74 (ACE74) between Brazil and the Republic of Paraguay. Bilateral trade of automotive products will be fully liberalized by the end of 2022.

Decree n. 10.448/2020 enacted the Economic Complementation Agreement n. 74 (ACE74) between Brazil and the Republic of Paraguay. Bilateral trade of automotive products will be fully liberalized by the end of 2022.

The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) submitted to public consultation, for a period of 60 days, a proposal revising three regulations on food contact materials, regarding packages and equipment made with authorized plastics and cellulose. ANVISA intends to improve health protection by lowering limits on BPA (bisphenol A) and by incorporating new internationally approved substances.

The new regulatory framework for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs/IFAs) of the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) comes into force. Foreign companies can now register drugs in the Brazilian market by directly submitting petitions for documentary approval at ANVISA’s systems.

The new regulatory framework for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs/IFAs) of the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) comes into force. Foreign companies can now register drugs in the Brazilian market by directly submitting petitions for documentary approval at ANVISA’s systems.

The Brazilian National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel) submitted to public consultation a Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA/AIR) that presented alternatives to the rules of physical grants within the Energy Reallocation Mechanism (ERM/MRE), applied to participating hydroelectric power plants.

The Brazilian National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel) submitted to public consultation a Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA/AIR) that presented alternatives to the rules of physical grants within the Energy Reallocation Mechanism (ERM/MRE), applied to participating hydroelectric power plants.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA) postponed by 90 days the deadline for the submission of contributions to the public consultation on a normative instruction proposal regarding the production of phytosanitary products approved for organic agriculture.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA) postponed by 90 days the deadline for the submission of contributions to the public consultation on a normative instruction proposal regarding the production of phytosanitary products approved for organic agriculture.

Decree n. 10.468/2020 modified the Brazilian Animal Product Health Protection Regulations (RIISPA, in the Portuguese acronym) of The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA). The modifications aim at further developing product quality and rationalizing procedures related to the inspection, and imports reinspection, of edible meat products (including fish).

The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA), through the Ordinance n. 277/2020, approved a list of 60 selected topics of regulatory priority for agricultural defense in the biennium 2020-2021.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA), through the Ordinance n. 277/2020, approved a list of 60 selected topics of regulatory priority for agricultural defense in the biennium 2020-2021.

The Federal Government sanctioned Law n. 14.047/2020, revising the “Ports Law” (Law 12.815/2013), in order to incorporate private sector suggestions with regard to lease contract management. It also provided new pandemic-related labor rules. Price freedom, regulatory simplification and legal security were reinforced.

The Brazilian Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (Inmetro) approved new rules for the registration of products, inputs and services under its regulatory scope. The new measures comply with the Law of Economic Freedom (Law 13.874/2019) and improve Conformity Assessment Procedures.

The Secretariat of Foreign Trade at the Ministry of Economy (SECEX/ME) submitted to public consultation, for a period of 60 days, a proposal to alter the procedures for import licensing applied to imported goods subject to tax incentives and imported used goods. The proposal seeks regulatory harmonization and the simplification of procedures, part of the federal government’s Good Regulatory Practices Agenda.

The Secretariat of Foreign Trade at the Ministry of Economy (SECEX/ME) submitted to public consultation, for a period of 60 days, a proposal to alter the procedures for import licensing applied to imported goods subject to tax incentives and imported used goods. The proposal seeks regulatory harmonization and the simplification of procedures, part of the federal government’s Good Regulatory Practices Agenda.

The Secretariat of Foreign Trade at the Ministry of Economy (SECEX/ME) removed automatic and non-automatic import license requirements for 210 products. This measure aims at improving the business environment and global supply chain integration by rationalizing control procedures.

The Ministry of Economy issued Normative Instruction n. 73/2020, formalizing new government procurement rules for market research. Such rules mean to increase efficiency and transparency in price evidence for public acquisitions by the federal government and by states and municipalities that execute federal resources.

The Ministry of Economy issued Normative Instruction n. 73/2020, formalizing new government procurement rules for market research. Such rules mean to increase efficiency and transparency in price evidence for public acquisitions by the federal government and by states and municipalities that execute federal resources.