Overview of the Brazil-U.S. Standards and
Conformance Cooperation Project (SCCP)
Reeve Wolford
Latin America Consultant
American National Standards Institute
Tel: 703-657-9168
E-mail: [email protected]
February 2009
Introduction
• ANSI proposes the establishment of a Brazil-U.S.
Standards and Conformance Cooperation Program
(SCCP) to support Brazil-U.S. trade and development,
particularly among small businesses (SMEs).
• Implementation to be coordinated by ANSI, in
partnership with its Brazilian counterparts ABNT and
INMETRO, the Brazilian and U.S. governments and
private sectors.
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Introduction
The SCCP would initially consist of the following two initiatives, to be carried out
over a 3-year period, with preliminary deliverables produced within 3-6 months:
Brazil-U.S. StandardsPortal
An online resource for information on the standards, conformity assessment
and technical regulations applicable to the U.S. and Brazilian markets, in
English and Portuguese.
Brazil-U.S. Training and Capacity Building Initiative
A program of events, seminars and workshops aimed at helping companies:
•
meet the standards, conformity assessment and technical regulations
in effect in the U.S. and Brazil.
•
engage in standardization activities so that their perspectives are
considered as future requirements are developed.
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Introduction
The SCCP is designed to:
• Reduce barriers to bilateral trade and investment
• Increase transparency
• Create incentives for technical requirements in both
countries to conform to international practices
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Introduction: Participating Organizations
The SCCP would be led by ANSI, in cooperation with a broad group
of collaborating organizations including the following:
Brazil
U.S.
ABNT, INMETRO
ANSI
Companies, associations
Companies, associations
Ministry of Development Industry and
Trade, APEX
Dept. of Commerce, USTDA
Regulators
Regulators
Conformity assessment bodies (CABs)
Conformity assessment bodies
(CABs)
Standards developers (SDO’s)
Standards developers (SDO’s)
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StandardsPortal
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StandardsPortal
The Brazil-U.S. StandardsPortal will be built upon the existing
StandardsPortal (www.standardsportal.org) infrastructure, which
includes the following information:
• Standards and conformance information for the U.S.
and China in English and Mandarin Chinese (2006)
• Information on India developed as part of an U.S.-India
SCCP (2008)
• Information on Korea in English and Korean under
development (2009 launch)
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StandardsPortal
The StandardsPortal aims to answer key questions for
companies looking to engage in international trade:
• What technical requirements must my product meet to enter
and compete in the U.S. or Brazilian market?
• How can I get an “early warning” about changes to these
requirements?
• How can I ensure that my company’s perspectives are
heard and considered in the development of standards,
technical regulations and conformity assessment policies?
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StandardsPortal
Existing U.S. information on StandardsPortal would be
expanded and translated into Portuguese. Similar
information on Brazil (English and Portuguese) would be
developed.
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Search by Name, ICS
Code, or Industry
Sector
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StandardsPortal: Market Access Directory
A new Market Requirements Directory would be added
to StandardsPortal and would provide:
• A searchable, bilingual product-by-product database of U.S. and Brazilian
standards, technical regulations and conformity assessment requirements for
five priority industry sectors.
• Information on public and private developers of standards and regulations
in both countries, including contact information.
• Links to the organizations that carry out conformity assessment for specific
scopes in the U.S. and Brazil.
• An online discussion forum for companies to ask questions and provide
practical suggestions related to the specific standards, conformity assessment
procedures and regulations referenced by the Directory.
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Brazil-U.S. Standards
Cooperation Workshop and
Event Series
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Brazil-U.S. Standards Cooperation Workshop
and Event Series
The Brazil-U.S. Standards Cooperation Workshop and Event
Series will complement the online resources by organizing:
• A series of workshops focused on finding solutions to
mutually-relevant issues in standards and conformance.
• Larger events aimed at drawing public attention to the
importance of standards & conformity assessment for
business, public health, safety, etc.
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For more information
American National Standards Institute
Headquarters
1819 L Street, NW
Sixth Floor
Washington, DC 20036
Operations
25 West 43rd Street
Fourth Floor
New York, NY 10036
T: 202.293.8020
F: 202.293.9287
T: 212.642.4900
F: 212.398.0023
www.ansi.org | webstore.ansi.org | www.nssn.org
www.standardsportal.org
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For more information:
ANSI International Policy Department Contacts
•Gary Kushnier, Vice President of International Policy
202-331-3604 / [email protected]
• Steven Bipes, Director – Regional & Bilateral Programs
202-331-3607 / [email protected]
• Elise Owen, ANSI Representative for China & India Affairs
202-331-3624 / [email protected]
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