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06/29/2012
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SAO PAULO - Starting next Sunday (1), manufacturers of appliances are prohibited from delivering to retailers, products are not certified Inmetro (National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology).
According to the Institute, manufacturers have to meet the determinations of Inmetro Ordinances No. 371/2009 and No. 328/2011, establishing compliance requirements for appliances and the like.
Retailers who still have appliances without certification can market these products until December 31, 2012.
As Inmetro, the purpose of certification is to increase product safety, especially with regard to the electrical part.
Certification will be mandatory for OCPs (Product Certification Bodies) of 97 families of appliances, including: coffee makers, blenders, mixers, ovens and electric ovens, clothes dryers, irons, toasters, sandwich makers, dishwashers, cellars, freezers and conservative commercial hybrids accumulation heaters, heat pumps, hot tub (pump) and hair dryers.
Supervision
With the aim of guiding manufacturers and importers on these requirements, technical Inmetro and IPEM-SP (Institute of Weights and Measures of the State of São Paulo) follow, since Monday (25/6), the 28th Fispal Food Service (International Fair of Products and Services for Food Away from Home), which ends on Thursday.
So far, inspectors visited 31 stands, 30 of which were formally notified by the exposure of devices beyond the new standards. "It is worrying to note that on the eve of the deadline of the suitability for manufacturers and importers, the majority has not yet adjusted. With notifications, it is expected that each one will rectify as soon as possible with the Inmetro, "said the superintendent of IPEM-SP, José Tadeu Rodrigues Penteado.
Source: The Day on Line
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