The introduction of mandatory electronic labeling for all excisable goods and the electronic system for tracking alcohol, tobacco products, and e-cigarette liquids (e-Excise) is proposed to be delayed by 10 months—from January 1, 2026, to November 1, 2026.
Starting September 1, 2025, amendments to the lists of products subject to mandatory certification and declaration of conformity came into effect in Russia. These lists were originally approved by Government Resolution No. 2425 of December 23, 2021, and were updated by Government Resolution No.
The Ministry of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan has issued a new order (No. 284-NҚ, dated October 2, 2025) introducing significant amendments to the rules governing the National Catalogue of Goods and the registration of goods within it. The order, registered by the Ministry of Justice on October 3, 2025 (No. 37044), updates and restates in full the previous regulations approved by Order No. 232-NҚ of July 31, 2025. The new version will enter into force on January 1, 2026.
As of 3 November 2025, Order No. 280 introducing amendments and additions to the earlier Order No. 332 dated November 27, 2023 on the allocation of funds by the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Operator, entered into force.
The updated regulation refines the procedures governing how funds collected from producers and importers under the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) mechanism are distributed by the designated operator. The order was officially registered with the Ministry of Justice on October 24, 2025, under registration number 37219.
As of 4 January 2026 organisations placing sturgeon caviar on the market of Kazakhstan or exporting it from the country are required to comply with the adopted regulation on sturgeon caviar labelling.
The adopted regulation modernizes Kazakhstan’s system for labelling and tracking sturgeon caviar, strengthens compliance with CITES, digitizes the service process through the national e-government platform, and replaces all earlier versions of the labelling rules.
The Government of Georgia issued Decree No. 335 (August 7, 2025) to update the rules on how electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) waste is managed in the country.
Starting August 1, 2025, Uzbekistan abolished mandatory certification and technical regulations for food products and other high-risk goods as part of a government effort to stimulate entrepreneurship, boost exports, and modernize trade policy.
As of 1 January 2026, the process of placing on the market and use of biocidal products in Moldova is to be amended. A Government Decision introduces amendments to Decision No. 344/2020, which approved the Sanitary Regulation on the placing on the market and use of biocidal products. The changes align Moldovan legislation more closely with EU Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 on biocidal products, as last amended by Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1398.
The Government of the Republic of Moldova adopted Decision No. 643 (October 1, 2025) approving the Technical Regulation on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (Moldova RoHS).
The regulation aligns national legislation with EU Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS Directive), as amended by Delegated Directive (EU) 2024/1416.
It was published in the Official Monitor on October 10, 2025 (No. 526–528, Article 675).
The Government of the Republic of Moldova adopted Decision No.
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