Introduction

The Brazilian National Accreditation and National Standards Development is under the responsibility of The National Institute of Metrolo-gy, Standardization and Industrial Quality (INMETRO). It is a national accreditation body of Brazil and a government organization. UC (Unico Certificadora) is a national certification in Brazil. In Brazil, UCIEE is the key issuing agency for UC certification and a product certification agency in Brazil. It is under the jurisdiction of INMETRO of the Brazilian Standardization and Industrial Quality Bureau.