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09/02/2013
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Event at the National Confederation of Commerce will present regulatory and supervisory practices adopted in the U.S., Europe and Brazil
RIO - From today until Friday , INMETRO promotes a workshop on the safety of consumer products , the National Confederation of Commerce , in downtown Rio The event is aimed at professionals of the institute and the IRS.
Professor Josep Tous , University Pompeu Fabra , Barcelona , Spain , will present the regulatory practice and market surveillance in the United States , Europe and Brazil . According to him , INMETRO already has international standing in the area of safety of consumer products and the intention is to bring experiences from abroad to expand the activities of the institute .
" For this , we show two models . The first , adopted 40 years ago in the U.S. and Europe , which has two decades . The idea is to give subsidies to Brazil, and the major challenges that are not made here the same mistakes that were made in those countries , and to develop a more efficient system , which fits the profile of the country , "said Tous , which serves on the Rapid Alert System for Non- Food Products ( RAPEX ) , the European Union .
surveillance globalized
According to Paul Coscarelli , the Board for Conformity Assessment , and the one responsible for the initiative in Brazil , believes this is the ideal time to improve performance in safety of consumer products :
"Faced with a scenario of a globalized economy , the issue has gained prominence in the international community and has become a major focus of activity of regulatory authorities and market surveillance ," he said .
Adoption in Brazil for safe consumption practices , can serve as an example for the entry of other Mercosur countries , in teacher evaluation Josep Tous :
"Brazil has the entire structure to implement the practices of safe consumption , as the rapid alert system for dangerous products . It is necessary, however, that each actor must do its part . In two to five years , you can notice a significant change in the records of accidents in the country , for example , most of them based on the records in hospitals . We can prevent about 80 % of consumer accidents , "he concluded .
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