Brazil: New consolidated INMETRO Ordinance for vehicle components

 

Brazil has published Ordinance No. 145 of March 28, 2022 which approves the Technical Quality Regulations and Conformity Assessment Requirements for Automotive Components.

The regulation applies to automotive components for road vehicles intended for the aftermarket, as follows:

I – suspension shock absorbers;

II – electric fuel pump for Otto cycle engines;

III – horn;

IV – light aluminum alloy pistons, pins and locking rings (retention);

V – piston rings;

VI – bearings;

VII – lamps;

VIII – lead-acid battery;

IX – friction materials for brakes, and

X – tie rods, tie rods, tie rods and axial leads.

These products had been regulated in Brazil before but the new Ordinance consolidates and updates some requirements.

One of the changes is redesigning of the INMETRO conformity sign that the affected product must bear.

Inmetro Ordinance No. 145/2022 revokes the following act on the effective date of adoption:

– Inmetro Ordinance No. 301, 21 July 2011, published in the Brazilian Official Gazette on 25 July2011, section 1, page 92 – previously notified through – G/TBT/N/BRA/408/Add.1

– Inmetro Ordinance No. 239, 9 May 2012, published in the Brazilian Official Gazette on 11 May 2012, section 1, page 178 -previously notified through – G/TBT/N/BRA/451/Add.1

– Inmetro Ordinance No. 275, 31 May 2012, published in the Brazilian Official Gazette on 4 June 2012, section 1, pages 115 and 116 – previously notified through – G/TBT/N/BRA/408/Add.2

– Inmetro Ordinance No. 299, 14 June 2012, published in the Brazilian Official Gazette on 18 June 2012, section 1, pages 299 to 231– previously notified through – G/TBT/N/BRA/458/Add.1

– Inmetro Ordinance No. 16, 11 January 2013, published in the Brazilian Official Gazette on 15 January 2013, section 1, pages 51 and 52– previously notified through – G/TBT/N/BRA/408/Add.3

– Inmetro Ordinance No. 247, 3 May 2013, published in the Brazilian Official Gazette on 7 May 2013, section 1, page 109 – previously notified through – G/TBT/N/BRA/515/Add.1

– Inmetro Ordinance nº 268, 28 May 2013, published in the Brazilian Official Gazette 29 May 2013, section 1, page 105– previously notified through – G/TBT/N/BRA/458/Add.4

– Inmetro Ordinance nº 17, 10 January 2014, published in the Brazilian Official Gazette on 14 January 2014, section 1, page 57– previously notified through – G/TBT/N/BRA/547/Add.1

– Inmetro Ordinance nº 55, 28 January 2014, published in the Brazilian Official Gazette on 30 January 2014, section 1, pages 114 and 115 – previously notified through – G/TBT/N/BRA/558/Add.1

– Inmetro Ordinance No. 455, 7 October 2014, published in the Brazilian Official Gazette on 9 October 2014, section 1, pages 70 and 71– previously notified through – G/TBT/N/BRA/515/Add.3

– Inmetro Ordinance No. 29, 21 January 2015, published in the Brazilian Official Gazette on 22 January 2015, section 1, pages 94 and 95– previously notified through – G/TBT/N/BRA/408/Rev.1/Add.2

– Inmetro Ordinance No. 199, 16 April 2015, published in the Brazilian Official Gazette on 20 April 2015, section 1, page 101– previously notified through – G/TBT/N/BRA/458/Add.3

– Inmetro Ordinance nº 80, 4 March 2016, published in the Brazilian Official Gazette on 7 March 2016, section 1, page 175 – previously notified through – G/TBT/N/BRA/558/Add.2

– Inmetro Ordinance nº 282, 10 June 2019, published in the Brazilian Official Gazette on 21 June 2019, section 1, page 24 – previously notified through – G/TBT/N/BRA/547/Add.2

The text of the Ordinance can be found HERE.

To find out more about the Brazilian vehicle regulations and the INMETRO certification for automotive components and other products, do not hesitate to contact the Institute for Global Automotive Regulatory Research.