Brazil and the United States reaffirmed, in a joint communiqué, their commitment to preventing and reducing non-tariff barriers in bilateral trade. The text highlighted the initiatives promoted in a trade dialogue session held in Washington on July 21.
Although it was signed last Friday (26), the statement was only released today (30) by the Ministry of Economy.
During the dialogue session, the Brazilian and North American representatives presented the progress made in the bilateral agenda. The meeting was co-chaired by the Secretariat of Foreign Trade (Secex) of the Ministry of Economy and by the Undersecretary of International Trade of the US Department of Commerce.
In the round of talks, priority issues for both governments and the private sector were addressed. The topics were divided into thematic groups on the following axes: trade facilitation, good regulatory practices, conformity assessment procedures, standards and metrology, intellectual property and digital economy.
Created in 2006, the Trade Dialogue between Brazil and the United States is the bilateral cooperation mechanism that has remained active for the longest time between the two countries. The initiative’s main objective is to encourage the flow of trade and mutual investment, through the prevention, reduction and elimination of non-tariff barriers.
In recent years, the agenda has expanded, with the inclusion of bodies in the discussions. On the Brazilian side, representatives of the National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (Inmetro), the National Institute of Industrial Property (Inpi), the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa), the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI) also participate. , and other ministries and regulatory agencies.
The next meeting should take place in Brasília, in 2023, on a date to be defined.
