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EAEU to Launch Import Traceability Mechanism

The Eurasian Intergovernmental Council has decided to launch, in nine months, a mechanism for tracking goods imported into the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). This decision follows the successful completion of a pilot project that ran from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2025. A report by the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) confirmed that all member states are ready for the full-scale implementation of the system.

EAEU: Revised list of food safety standards

On 4 December 2024, the Decision of the EEC Board 135 of 2 December 2024 amending the list of standards to TR TS 021/2011 "On food safety" was officially published.

The following amendments were made to the list of standards for voluntary compliance of products:

The following 10 standards have been updated:

-          GOST 276-2021 "Wheat groats (Poltavskaya. "Artek"). Technical conditions";

EAEU: Revised list of toy safety standards

As of December 4, toy manufacturers and importers are to use a revised list of standards that give a presumption of conformity with the EAEU Technical Regulation TR CU 008/2011 "On the safety of toys" was officially published.

The EAEU Technical Regulation CU 008/2011 "On the safety of toys" applies in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia.

EAEU: Amended list of cosmetic standards

The EurAsian Economic Commission Board has amended the lists of standards for the Technical Regulation on the Safety of Cosmetics and Perfumery TR TS 009/2011.

The lists have been supplemented by additional 20 intrastate standards. Five “older” versions of ISO and EN standards have been replaced by newer versions.

EAEU: Draft Amendments to the Technical Regulation on Fish and Fish Products

On 18 July 2023 a draft law that would amend Technical Regulation No. 040/2016 on Fish and Fish Products was published.

The amendments would clarify some provisions of the TR on Fish and Fish Products and introduce definitions to some new terms, such as “surimi mince” into the TR.

The amendments would also provide for a revised edition of Annex 1 to the TR 040/2016 “Microbiological safety norms”.

EAEU: Amended procedure for registration conformity declarations

As of 22 January 2023 manufacturers and importers registering or renewing declarations of conformity of products with EAEU technical regulations have to follow the revised registration procedure.

According to the amendment it is now mandatory to indicate the following in the registration application:

-          storage conditions and durability period for the product in question;

-          service period of the product in the declaration.

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