Mapping of applicable technical regulations, conformity assessment procedures and supporting standards in support of EU-Brazil business development

Abstract

Deliverable 1 (D1) comprises Activities 1 and 2 as described in the ToRs. The main objectives of D1 are: Identifying 7 industrial products’ sectors of current or potential significance in terms of trade between the EU and Brazil (priority sectors); Taking into consideration, in this analysis, the interests of EU business and the demands of the Brazilian market as well as the capacity of EU business to serve those demands; Mapping existing regulatory initiatives in Brazil and in the EU to identify needs and gaps in order to avoid duplication of ongoing efforts; Taking into account of both economies’ relevant regulatory and standardization structures in federal and sub-federal level.