Since Brazil has become one
of the main destinies of many sectors worldwide, either because of its market
size or its rising middle class, constantly monitoring what is happening inside
its borders has become a routine task for foreign investors. The medical device
industry is no exception, especially with such complex/bureaucratic regulatory
system.
However, this seems to be heading to a more harmonized
system. A new Brazilian Good Manufacturing Practice (BGMP), RDC 16/2013, has
gone into effect in the country. It means that two different BGMP resolutions
(RDC 59/2000 for medical devices and Ordinance 686/1998 for in vitro diagnostic
(IVD) devices) have been replaced by the new single one. The sector now only
have one requirement to meet, hence, the BGMP has become less complicated.
Companies now have 180 days to update their quality system and make it meet RDC
16/2013.
Another fact that has happened to the Brazilian medical
device industry, and deserves both national and foreign attention: in the
end of last month (March, 2013) the Brazilian Medical Device Industry
Association (ABIMO) has claimed, in Congress, the approval of a law that ensure
tax isonomy between brazilian and imported products. Today, public and
philanthropic hospitals have tax immunity when purchasing imported medical
device.
“We do not want
differential treatment. We are competitive. We export to more than 180
countries. Abimo’s proposal is simple: ensure tax immunity for all purchase
orders made by institutions linked to SUS (Brazilian public healtcare system).”
Paulo Henrique Fraccaro,
Abimo’s President
These two initiatives seem to be an effort to boost the
national industry and make it more competitive.
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