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The Brazilian National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality (INMETRO) and the Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo (FIESP) have, momentarily, called off the invitation of interest parties to a 2nd Stakeholder Meeting for the General Regulation of the New Regulatory Model.

A technical exchange on grid standards for operation between India's Central Electricity Authority (CEA) and the German Forum Network Technology and Network Operation in VDE (VDE FNN) took place in Delhi on 21 February.

The German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Peter Altmaier and the External Affairs Minister of India Dr Jaishankar met in Berlin on 18 February to discuss trade and investment opportunities between India, Germany and the EU.

The Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has announced that all medical devices in India will be notified as drugs and regulated under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act of 1940 effective 1 April 2020.

On February 5th, the Brazilian government signed Decree No. 10.229 and thereby took another step towards facilitating economic activity in Brazil.

Following an initial round of talks in summer 2019, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) held further consultations with the Indonesian Ministry of Industry as well as the Ministry of Trade in Jakarta this January. Both sides agreed to seek to establish a German-Indonesian Dialogue on Quality Infrastructure.

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