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ABNT The Brazilian National Standardization Body Status of U.S. SDO and Brazil NSB

ABNT The Brazilian National Standardization Body Status of U.S. SDO and Brazil NSB cooperation on Bioethanol July/2007. Initiatives - Background. Brazilian and US Government Efforts to establish biodiesel and bioethanol as an international commodity

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ABNT The Brazilian National Standardization Body Status of U.S. SDO and Brazil NSB

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  1. ABNT - Presentation 1

  2. ABNT The Brazilian National Standardization Body Status of U.S. SDO and Brazil NSB cooperation on Bioethanol July/2007 ABNT - Presentation 2

  3. Initiatives - Background • Brazilian and US Government • Efforts to establish biodiesel and bioethanol as an international commodity • Creation of the International Biofuels Forum – IBF (March 2007) – during UN meeting • Work on information gathering and exchange • Work to promote common codes and standards for biofuel commodity • Initial composition: Brazil, EU and USA • Brussels Workshop (February 2007)  conclusions on the need of joint effort (US, Brazil and CEN) to develop standards at international level  Close cooperation between ASTM, CEN and ABNT ABNT - Presentation 3

  4. Initiatives - Background • Task Force on compatible standards • Debates during Washington Workshop on Biofuels – June 2007 • Establishment of a Task Force – Development of a “White Paper” to collect and analyze existing standards on biofuels • Participation of Brazilian stakeholders from all the Biofuels chain • Government • Regulators • Consumer (Automobilist industry) • Industry • Laboratory ABNT - Presentation 4

  5. Brazil – Current status • Stakeholders contacted to work on Task Force (“White Paper”) • Establishment of a centralized process to gather information • ABNT acts as the Secretariat • Consultation with wide number of stakeholders • Supporting the decision of the IBF on the establishment of ISO Subcommittee on “Liquid Biofuels” • Use of the current “mirror” structure to the development of the “White Paper” • ABNT/PC for Fuel Ethylic Alcohol • ABNT/PC for Biodiesel ABNT - Presentation 5

  6. Thank you ABNT - Presentation 6

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