Last Updated:	September 6, 2009
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Introduction

Environmentally- focused packaging and labeling requirements are on the rise in Brazil.  National legislation calls for special labeling of certain batteries, energy efficiency information about TV standby power consumption, and asbestos-containing products, among others.  However, while environmental requirements directed towards the content and management of product packaging, although a popular theme in legislative and regulatory proposals, has not yet been the subject of a binding rule applicable to the electronics sector. New developments will be tracked and reported in the Regulatory Alerts as they occur.