Integration of the Health Surveillance Fee into the Single Foreign Trade Portal: Timetable and Impacts for Brazilian Trade

Integration of the Health Surveillance Fee into the Single Foreign Trade Portal: Timetable and Impacts for Brazilian Trade

Anvisa (the National Health Surveillance Agency), in partnership with the Foreign Trade Secretariat (Secex) and the Federal Revenue Service, has announced the integration of the payment of the Health Surveillance Fee into the Single Foreign Trade Portal (Siscomex). This change is part of a move to centralize and digitize foreign trade processes, offering more agility, transparency and simplicity for importers and exporters dealing with products subject to health surveillance.

US-FDA TRANSITION PLAN FOR MEDICAL DEVICE UNDER EUA IN USA

On December 31st, 2021, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published the draft of new guidance that outlines the transition plan for devices granted and marketed in USA under EUA designation during the coronavirus pandemic.