New Decree on Label Requirements for Goods Entering Vietnam Market Has Entered into Force,
Vietnam Market,

▍What is ANATEL Homologation?

ANATEL is a short for Agencia Nacional de Telecomunicacoes which is Brazil governmental authority to certified communication products for both compulsory and voluntary certification. Its approval and compliance procedures are the same both for Brazil domestic and abroad products. If products are applicable to compulsory certification, the testing result and report must be in line with the specified rules and regulations as requested by ANATEL. Product certificate shall be granted by ANATEL first before product is circulated in marketing and put into practical application.

▍Who is liable for ANATEL Homologation? 

The Brazil governmental standard organizations, other recognized certification bodies and testing labs are ANATEL certification authority for analyzing the production system of manufacturing unit, such as product design process, procurement, manufacturing process, after service and so on to verify the physical product to be complied with Brazil standard. Manufacturer shall provide documents and samples for testing and assessment.

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On December 12, 2021, Vietnam government has released Decree No. 111/2021/ND-CP amending and supplementing a number of articles in Decree No. 43/2017/ND-CP regarding the label requirements for goods entering Vietnam Market.
Clear requirements are clarified in Decree No. 111/2021/ND-CP for the label of battery on such three location markings as specimen, user manual and packaging box. Please refer to below format about the detailed requirements:
1.If the S/N 1, 2 and 3 parts on the label of imported products are not written on Vietnamese, after the customs clearance procedure and goods transferred to the warehouse, Vietnam importer needs to add corresponding Vietnamese on the label of the goods before putting into the Vietnam market.
2.Those goods that are labeled in accordance with Decree No. 43/2017/ND-CP and have been produced, imported, circulated in Vietnam before the effective date of this Decree and the display of expiry dates on the labels of which is not mandatory may keep being circulated or used until its expiry date.
3.Labels and commercial packages that are labeled in accordance with the Government’s Decree No. 43/2107/ND-CP and have been produced or printed before the effective date of this Decree may be used for manufacturing goods for up to 2 more years from the effective date of this Decree.