On March 17, 2020, Minister for the Economy Paulo Guedes signed Ordinance No. 103, which deals with measures related to the acts of collection of the federal government on overdue liability, including the possibility of suspension, extension and deferral, due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. As measures to be adopted, terms for taxpayers to present […]
ANVISA published today the Resolution (RDC) No. 348/2020, providing for the requirements and extraordinary and temporary procedures for the treatment of requests for registration of drugs, biological products, products for in vitro diagnosis, and post-registration change of both drugs and biological products due to the international public health emergency resulting from the new Coronavirus. In […]
In the midst of the measures that are being adopted by public administration agencies due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Attorney General’s Office of the state of Rio de Janeiro issued Resolution PGE no. 4,527 / 20, putting public officials belonging to “risk groups” on temporary leave and establishing a rotation regime for the remaining […]
The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) published the following notices in the Electronic Official Bulletin No. 2657, of March 17, 2020: Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak, deadlines are temporarily suspended from March 16, 2020 to April 14, 2020. In addition, the Office authorized remote working for public officers and announced that face-to-face services […]
As is well known, the federal government and the states have declared a public health emergency and have been adopting measures to prevent infection and cope with the spread of COVID-19. The measures aim to encourage isolation among the population to try to contain the pandemic. Faced with the declared public health emergency, many companies […]
On March 9th, 2020, the Federal Decree No. 10.271/2020 was published determining the execution and fully enforcement of Mercosul Resolution GMC No. 37/19. The Common Market Group of Mercosul (GMC) adopted the Resolution GMC No. 37/19 on July 2019 that regulates consumer protection on e-commerce. The regulation applies to all suppliers located in any of […]
With the WHO statement re. the COVID-19 pandemic yesterday, the Brazilian Ministry of Health published today Ordinance No. 356, to regulate the measures set out in Law 13,979/20 to deal with the new virus. The Ordinance provides for measures relating to isolation, quarantine, mandatory medical testing and vaccines, among others. According to the ordinance, isolation […]
On February 13th, 2020, the Consumer National Secretariat (“SENACON”) initiated public consultation on the Ordinance draft regarding the calculation of fines. The suggestions and commentaries to the draft must be submitted via online form, available on this link, until March 14th, 2020. The Ordinance draft proposes that the calculus of the base-penalty considers (i) the supplier’s […]
On March 6th, 2020, the Brazilian Ministry of Environment (MMA) published the Ordinance No. 81/2020, which establishes the form of sharing the benefits in the non-monetary modality of access to genetic heritage, according to the Biodiversity Law (Law No. 13,123/2015). The Ordinance contemplates templates and procedures to be followed for the proposition, analysis and signature […]
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