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06/01/20

FEDERAL DECREE ESTABLISHES CONSUMIDOR.GOV.BR AS THE OFFICIAL PLATFORM OF THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ON CONSUMER DISPUTE RESOLUTIONS

Federal Decree No. 10.197/2020 was published on January 3rd, 2020 to establish the website “consumidor.gov.br” as the official platform for the direct federal public administration to resolve consumer dispute resolution. According to the Decree, agencies and entities that possess their own platforms for consumer disputes resolution will migrate their services to “consumidor.gov.br” by December 31, […]

23/12/19

New regulation establishes the criteria and procedures for the risk assessment of economic activities and defines the deadlines that result in tacit approval by the Public Administration

Federal Decree No. 10,178, published at the Federal Official Gazette on December 19th, 2019, regulates the recently enacted Economic Freedom Act (Law No. 13,874/2019). From the environmental standpoint, it establishes criteria to the Federal Public Administration comply with for the classification of the economic activities regarding its risk, besides defining the tacit approval of environmental […]

23/12/19

Readjustment of prices for CETESB Licensing is Suspended

Last Thursday (19 December 2019), at a collective writ of mandamus proposed by the Industry Federation of the State of São Paulo (FIESP), the reporting judge in charge of the Interlocutory Review attempted (Procedure No. 2280545-79.2019.8.26.0000) at the State Court of Justice (TJ-SP) granted injunction to determine CETESB keeps from enforcing Decree No. 64,512/2019, which […]

16/12/19

In Brazil, it is now a crime not to collect ICMS duly stated in tax documents

The Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) started to analyze an appeal in habeas corpus (RHC n. 163.334) filed by two businessmen, owners of a store of children products in the State of Santa Catarina, who failed to remit to the tax authorities ICMS (tax on distribution of goods and services) charged on sales. The trial has not been […]

12/12/19

ANVISA published yesterday a Resolution for authorizing both commercialization and importation of Cannabis based products

ANVISA published today in the Official Gazette the expected Resolution for authorizing the manufacturing and importation, as well for establishing the requirements for the commercialization, prescription, dispensation, monitoring and supervision of Cannabis based products for medicinal purposes. According to the Resolution, a new category of products was created, namely “Cannabis based products”. Interested companies must obtain […]

09/12/19

National Consumer Secretariat opens Public Consultation on Parameters for Media Exemption of Recall Campaigns

On December 6, 2019, the National Consumer Secretariat (“SENACON”) commenced a public consultation with a draft technical note aimed at establishing parameters for public agents in analyzing requests to exclude/include certain media formats in recall campaigns. Contributions must be sent to saudeeseguranca@mj.gov.br by December 13, 2019, with the subject “Technical Note – Media Plan”. The […]

09/12/19

The Provisional Measure which Extinguished the Obligation to Make the Publications Required by the Brazilian Corporations’ Law in Newspapers is no Longer Effective

Since last Tuesday, December 3, 2019, the Provisional Measure No. 892 ofAugust 5, 2019 (“PM 892/19“) is no longer effective. Enacted on August 6, 2019, the PM 892/19 was rejected by the congress’ preliminary commission and was not voted in the plenary sessions of the Congress. In view of the expiration of the term of […]

03/12/19

Market Study of the Chilean Competition Authority on Pharmaceuticals

On November 20, 2019, the Chilean Competition Authority (FNE) published the preliminary report of the market study it had been conducting since April 2018 on the competitive evolution of the pharmaceuticals market. The FNE carried out a comprehensive review of the operation of the pharmaceutical industry in Chile — from the production of medicines to […]

28/11/19

Comission for Permanet Consumer Accident Studies of the National Consumer Secretariat issues recommendation on How to Prepare a Media Plan for Recalls

On November 21, 2019, the Federal Official Gazette published Recommendation No. 01/2019 issued by the Commission for Permanent Consumer Accident Studies (“CEPAC”) of the National Consumer Secretariat (“Senacon”). The Recommendation sets out the criteria that suppliersshould observe when preparing a Media Plan to publicize recall campaigns. CEPAC, created in 2019, is a Commission composed of […]