INMETRO has approved new mandatory technical requirements for friction materials for brake systems used in motor vehicles falling under categories M,N and O. Directive 17/2014 includes provisions regarding scope of application, acronyms, supplementary documents, definitions, general requirements and demonstration of conformity. INMETRO has also approved related conformity assessment requirements for these products. Subject merchandise imported or manufactured domestically will be required to comply with these requirements by 30 January 2016, importers and manufacturers will not be allowed to sell non-compliant merchandise by 30 July 2016, and retailers and other parties will be barred from selling non-compliant merchandise by 30 July 2017