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School supplies: option must be by certified products

01/08/2015

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Inmetro published on December 7, 2010, after undergoing public consultation, the ordinance 481/2010, with minimum safety requirements for the manufacture, import and sale of school supplies. For the conformity identification seal, products must be submitted (and approved) to chemical testing, mechanical, biological and toxicological depending on the product type. The required adjustment periods were:


• January 1, 2013 - Manufacturers and importers may no longer manufacture and import school supplies without certification;
• February 28, 2015 - The retail trade may only sell school supplies certified by Ordinance 481/2010.

Contemplate this ordinance:

• Pointer;
• Rubber and rubber ferrule;
• Ballpoint pen / roller / gel;
• hydrographic pen (marker);
• Crayons;
• Pencils (black or graphite);
• Crayons;
• Pencil;
• Highlighter;
• glue (liquid or solid);
• Broker Round;
• Broker Ink;
• Compass;
• French Curve;
• Bracket;
• Normógrafo;
• Ruler;
• Protractor;
• Case;
• Mass modeling;
• Plastic Mass;
• Lunch Box / lunchbox with or without their accessories;
• Folder with elastic flap;
• Round tip scissors;
• Paint (gouache, ink, plastic finger painting, watercolor).


Source: INMETRO

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