As of 1 January 2018, manufacturers and importers of solid, soft and liquid margarines, milk fat substitutes and special fats must not exceed 2% from the total fat content. This requirement comes from the EAEU Technical Regulation on Milk and Fat Products, TR TS 024/2011. All products manufactured before 1 January 2018 and containing over 2% of trans isomers may remain on the market until their normal expiry dates.
All consumer packaging of margarines, spreads of vegetable-cream and vegetable-fat, mixtures of melted vegetable-cream and vegetable-fat, special fats, including fats used for culinary, confectionery, bakery, milk fat substitutes and other products containing trans fats, must additionally contain information on the maximum content of saturated fatty acids and trans-isomers of fatty acids in the fatty phase (as a percentage of the total fat content of the product).
If a manufacturer, seller or importer fails to comply with the requirement, they are liable for an administrative offence and may be subject to a fine up to 300,000 roubles (for organisations).