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Copyright Milton de Abreu Campanario 2008

Abstract

Considering the reduction of the tax barriers to international trade, the technical standards, technical regulations and conformity assessment proceedings are becoming important protectionist and trade restriction mechanisms. This paper aims to study these questions, focusing mainly the case of medical devices produced by the small and medium Brazilian's companies and exported to European Union. A bibliography revision is done to identify and to compare the technical standards, technical regulations and conformity assessment proceedings for the medical devices, in European Union and Brazil. A survey is developed with small and medium producers and exporters of medical devices, searching the difficulties, ways of overcoming them, and the support obtained. The conclusion is that there are no technical barriers and the difficulties faced by the producers can be overcome through the participation in standardization forum, the technical support of the technological institutes, the financial support of the governmental promotion agencies, and investment in research, development and innovation.

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Title
OVERCOMING TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO INTERNATIONAL TRADE BY THE SMALL AND MEDIUM TECHNOLOGICAL BASED COMPANIES - THE CASE OF MEDICAL DEVICES EXPORTATION TO EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
Author
Marco Antonio Grecco D'Elia; Desirée Moraes Zouain
First page
05
Publication year
2008
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
ISSN
18092039
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
883068202
Copyright
Copyright Milton de Abreu Campanario 2008