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VENUE
The exhibition shall be held at Anhembi Congress & Convention Center
in Sâo Paulo, one of the largest and most important
exhibition centers in Latin America.
EXHIBIT HOURS
January 24 - 28, 2009: 11.00-20.00.
EXHIBIT SET-UP HOURS
January 18-23, 2009: Starting from 12.00 on January 18 up to 18.00 on January
23, 2009.
REMOVAL OF PRODUCTS AND EQUIPMENT
From 08.00 to 12.00 on January 29, 2009.
DISMANTLING OF EXHIBITS
From 12.00 on January 29 up to 18.00 on January 30, 2009.
ACCESS TO EXHIBIT SPACE
The registered participants will be allowed to enter the exhibit space during
the regular show hours 11.00-20.00, from January 24 up to January 28, 2009. In this period,
the exhibit area will be accessible to the exhibitors or exhibitors'
representatives, booth decorators and maintenance personnel with proper
credentials one hour prior to the opening hour and they may remain one hour
after the closing hour.
CIRCULATION
The aisles are the property of the entire show and must not be obstructed at
any time. Any use of any aisle for an exhibit, display, demonstration,
pamphlets, distribution of any promotional material is strictly forbidden
without previos express consent of the Organizer.
GIVE-AWAYS
The Exhibitor may distribute free gifts, samples or souvenirs only within the
confines of its exhibit and expressly bound to the Exhibitor's name and/or
respective products. This promotion has to be compatible with the size of the
exhibit, in order to avoid queues or create excessive crowds. The Organizer
shall have the right to bar any promotion which in its judgment is unsuitable
or inappropriate for the Exhibition, or obstructing the access and visit to
any other exhibit or proper flow of traffic through the entire show.
THE OFFICIAL CATALOG
 The official catalog will be distributed free of charge to all registrants.
It will be a GUIDE TO THE 2009 SAO PAULO INTERNATIONAL DENTAL EXHIBITION with
useful information for all attendees and Guide to the Technical Exhibits.
Each Exhibitor will be entitled to maximum 5 listings/booth in the product
classification for the Guide to the Technical Exhibits.
SECURITY
The Organizer shall provide appropriate 24-hour security service throughout
the exhibition period. There shall be no liability or responsibility whatever
on the part of the Organizer for any material or equipment exhibited, after
the delivery of the keys to the Exhibitor.
SPECIAL SECURITY
Those Exhibitors in need of special security services should make
arrangements with Security Contractor only, appointed by the Organizer. No
Exhibitor shall engage, under any circumstances, unauthorized staff,
non-security services personnel or "free lancers" often present in
the vicinity of the Anhembi
Convention Center.
LIABILITY
There shall be no liability or responsibility on the part of the Organizer
for any sales and business acitivity between the exhibitors and
attendees/buyers. The responsibility of the Organizer is limited to the
organization, promotion and divulgation of the event together with the dental
community of the country. There shall be no liability or responsibility on
the part of the Organizer for any injury or damage to the persons or products
exhibited throughout the exhibition, such as fire, any other natural causes,
strikes, civil unrest and other circumstances outside the Organizer's
control.
EXHIBIT OF IMPORTED PRODUCTS
Due to the international character of the event, accredited to the Ministry
of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, foreign exhibitors may send their products
for demonstration purposes during the event, under the fiscal regime of
temporary admission, with suspension of import taxes.
1) Arrival date of goods in Brazil should be considered as: By sea - After
vessel and/or container unloading at Santos Port; By air - After unloading
and tracing by INFRAERO (GRU or VCP airport) By truck - Arrival of the truck
at the Customs Warehouse in Sâo Paulo. The deadlines for this exhibition are
to be confirmed.
2) Exhibitors that reach eventual buyers of the goods being exhibited at the
event, must certify whether the interested party possesses all the necessary
registrations with the competent State Authorities to effect importation of
such goods.
3) Any material that constitutes samples, giveaways, parts or any other items
to be distributed during the event, may be subject to taxation. It is
advisable to locate the importer able to process the importation of
goods/items to be distribiuted or sold.
We remind you that the Brazilian customs authorities are very rigid in the
control of goods and prices, so be alert to: A - Important: Customs may not
clear and may arrest goods whose prices mentioned in the Exhibitor's invoice
are not those commonly practiced for exportation to any country. Brazilian
Customs is technically prepared to evaluate goods, as they have at their
service highly qualified engineers and personnel. We suggest that a price
list and the Insurance Policy are enclosed in the shipping documentation. B -
Products temporary interned in Brazil, may remain in the
Brazilian territory for a period of up to 30 (thirty) days after the event.
Within this period, Exhibitors must adopt one of the following procedures: 1.
Re-export the goods to any country; 2. Nationalize the products under the
name of a company duly registered as an importer in Brazil; 3. Destruction of
the material; 4. Transfer to the Customs Bonded Warehouse for a period up to
1 year (this requires previous authorization from the Brazilian Customs
Authorities).
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Promotional
Material
According to the Brazilian Customs Regulation nr. 107 of April 15, 1996, promotional
material up to US$ 5,000.00 (FOB) can be imported with tax exemption for free
distribution during the show. The following products will be considered as promotional
material: leaflets, brochures, catalogs, magazines, photographs, video and audio
tapes, and other printed material. PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL CANNOT BE COMMERCIALIZED
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Health Certificate
Important: Requested for every shipment composed of food and/or beverages.
Accompanied Baggage
Important: The Brazilian legislation concerning accompanied baggage is not
only precise, but also rigorous in its treatment, limiting duty exemption
on all personal possessions and products of a passenger acquired abroad to
a
maximum of US$ 500.00 (five hundred dollars). Possessions must be of personal
use and products cannot under any circumstances be characterized as destined
for commercialization. Products for Exhibition, even within the limit of
US$ 300.00 (three hundred dollars), cannot be used as samples at events,
and can
even be apprehended by the Brazilian Customs Authorities for lack of official
and legal documentation. Temporary shipment of products (accompanied baggage)
can be made, as long as all legal procedures are followed. The passenger
must provide the following information 10 (ten) days prior to arrival in
Brazil:
copy of the flight ticket, arrival flight and date, passport copy with a
temporary working visa, original of the Proforma Invoice/Packing List and
the nomination of someone in Brazil to be responsible for the goods with
Brazilian Customs Authorities. Important: A Bank Guarantee or a Cash Deposit
will be needed to clear the goods at Customs.
Medical-Dental Material and Equipment
Medical Dental products shipped to an authorized international trade show
registered at the Brazilian Commerce Ministry - MICT do not need previous
product registration as long as the exhibitor presents the following
documents notarized by the Brazilian Consulate and they return to origin
after the exhibition: - certificate of origin - product registration at
country of origin - analysis certificate (for chemical products) Important:
Customs regulations are subject to change without previous notice
SANITARY
SURVEILLANCE NORMS
It is the sole responsibility of the Exhibitor to conform to the regulation of the ANVISA and all legal requirements for the content of claims made for products. Acceptance of exhibiting at SÃO PAULO INTERNATIONAL DENTAL MEETING is not to be construed as a guarantee that the manufacturer has complied with such laws and regulations.
One of the main
characteristics of modern societies is the consumption of goods and services,
such as health products, medical and dental equipment and health services.
Dentistry takes part in this process by extending health services to an ever
increasing population. On the other hand, the government provides a
consumption growth in manufactured products by means of organized health
policies.
In order to
promote, preserve and recover health, the government maintains a set of
norms, laws and decrees.
The Sanitary
Surveillance Law establishes norms that apply to medications, drugs,
pharmaceutical raw materials and correlates, such as equipment, instruments,
esthetic products and others.
The norms also
rule manufacture and registration of these products (Law 5991/73; Law
6360/76).
According to Law
5991/73, Provision 4 and Decree 74170/74 and 79, Provision 3; 094/77, the
following concepts are adopted:
Drug: substance
or raw material with sanitary or medicamentous purposes.
Medication:
technically obtained pharmaceutical product that presents prophylactic,
curative, diagnostic or palliative purposes.
Pharmaceutical
Raw Material: drug or complementary raw material of any nature to be used in
medications.
Correlates:
substance, product, equipment or accessory that do not fit the previous
concepts. Their use or application have the objective of protecting
individual or collective health and personal or environmental hygiene. They
also have diagnostic and analytical objectives. This category includes
cosmetics, perfumes, dietetic, optical, dental and veterinary products.
Labels: printed
or lithographed identification, as well as painted, pressed or traced
identification directly placed on containers, bottles, boxes, wrappings,
cartridges or any other packaging protector.
Packaging:
removable or non removable wrapping or container intended to cover, wrap,
bottle, protect or keep the products mentioned in this law.
Registration of Products
No products
mentioned in Laws 5991/73; 6360/76 and Decree 79.094/77 can be
industrialized, exhibited for sale or sold before registered in the Ministry
of Health. This also applies to imported products.
Besides following
the conditions covered by these laws,the foreign products (drugs,
medications, pharmaceutical raw materials and correlates) should prove their
registration in their respective countries.
Registration of Correlates
Medical and dental
equipment, instruments and accessories will only be manufactured,
imported for consumption or exhibited for sale after registration
approval by the Ministry of Health.
Equipment, instruments
and accessories listed by the Ministry of Health are exempted of
registration. However, these items are subjected to the norms of
Sanitary Surveillance (art. 25, Law 6360/76 and Decree 79094/77;
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List of Dental Correlate Products that must be
registered in the Ministry of Health
Bonding Agents,
Sealants, Composites, Adhesives, Acid Etch Solutions, Dental Materials, Endodontic
Instruments, Materials For Root Canal Disinfection And Filling, Orthodontic
Materials, Cavity Liners, Bleaching Products, Prosthetic Materials, Dental
Cements, Acrylic Resins, Impression Materials, Periodontal Instruments,
Disposable Gingival Needles, Denture Adhesives, Dentistry Instruments,
Prosthetic Components, Finishing and Polishing Materials, Dental Drills,
Porcelain Restorative Materials, Implant Prosthesis Components, Surgical Kit
for Osteointegrated Implants and Metal Restorative Materials.
List of Medical,
Hospital, Physical Education, Sports and Esthetic Articles and Equipment that
do no require Registration
Medication Tray,
Non-sterile Scalpel Handle, Dental Chair, Non-sterile Surgical Drapes,
Container for Piercing and Cutting Materials, Non-sterile Container for
Biological Samples (except hemoderived), Non-sterile Gauze Packs,Radiographic
Film, Surgical Tape, Non-sterile Gauze, Synthetic Plaster, Gloves for
Non-sterile Procedure, Dental Stool, Needle Holder, Radiographic Film
Processor, Dental Lights, Disposable Plastic Ejector, Non-sterile Disposable
Denture and Microscope.
Note: Exemption
is given upon request to the Ministry of Health and the delivery of products
can only be performed by a company authorized by the Ministry of Health and
licensed by the local Sanitary Surveillance.
List of Non Correlate Products
Videocamera for
Endoscopic or Microscopic Equipment, Cuspidor, Compressed Air Flowmeter,
Hospital Furniture, Video Monitor for Endoscopic or Microscopic
Equipment,
Lubricant Mineral Oil, Disposable Petri Dish, Radiographic Film Developer and
Fixer.
Registration of Drugs, Medications and
Pharmaceutical Raw Materials
As medications,
drugs and pharmaceutical raw materials present sanitary, prophylactic,
curative, palliative or diagnostic features, their registrations should
follow provisions 17 and 18 and items of Decree 79094/77.
Imported
medications should have their composition, indications, use,
contraindications and side effects (provision 12, paragraph 2, Decree
79094/77) written in Portuguese on their packagings, except those that may
need medical prescription to be sold in the market, as well as the products
covered by Law 5991/93 and Law 6360/96 and Decree 79094/77.
Brazil allows the
repacking of products imported in bulk on their original packaging (Decree
79094/77).
Registration of Oral Hygiene Products
Only the products
intended to personal external use, according to their hygienic purposes and
without causing skin irritation and health injury will be registered as oral
hygiene products.
Toothpastes -
intended to clean teeth, dentures and the mouth. They should present an
uniform aspect, free of particles, and an adequate vehicle. They can be
colorful and/or refreshing.
Mouth Rinses -
intended to quickly clean the mouth and refresh it.
Label and Packaging
 Labels, tags,
directions for use and other printed material must present the name of the
product, manufacturer, production facilities with address, registration
number with the corresponding acronyms from the Sanitary Surveillance and the
Ministry of Health, batch number with manufacture date, weight, net volume or
number of units, intended use, preparation, warnings and the responsible
technician's name.
Approval by the
Sanitary Surveillance Agency is mandatory in that which concerns packaging,
equipment and devices that are internally coated with substances that may
alter the product efficacy or produce any health injury.
License and Functioning
Commerce,
representation, distribution, import and export of drugs, medications, raw
materials and correlates will only be performed by licensed companies,
authorized by the qualified sanitary agency in the respective States,
Territories and The Federal Area.
Documents to be
presented in order to obtain Company Authorization for Functioning as
correlate import activity (Edict 182/96)
I - Petition (02
copies) asking authorization for functioning, approved by Regulatory
Instruction 01/94/SVS/MS;
II - Receipt of
payment (DARF - Document for Receipt of Collection of Federal Income - code 6470)
in 02 copies, notarized or stamped;
III - Social
Contract or Document stating the legal incorporation of the company,
registered in the proper public agency;
IV - Copy of the
registration in CNPJ (General Taxpayers' Register) at the Ministry of Treasury;
V - Summary of
the company's activities, describing products and equipment to be imported;
VI - Name of
technician in charge;
VII - Certificate
of Legal Attestation of the technician responsible for the company, issued by
the respective professional agency;
VIII - Copy of
Sanitary Permit in force, issued by the Sanitary Authority of the Health
System - SUS.
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