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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 Regulation on Oils and Fats

As of 22 December 2024, importers and manufacturers of oil and fat products (including sunflower, olive and other plant oils, butter, mayonnaise, margarines, spreads and oil-based creams) are required to comply with the revised Technical Regulation on Oils and Fats (TR TS 024/2011) – subject to the transitional period of one year (i.e. until 22 December 2025).

Moldova: Excise mark for tobacco products

As of 1 January 2025 the excise stamp/consumption stamp design' becomes mandatory for tobacco and related products.

The design of the mark was adopted by Order no. 119 of October 15, 2024 regarding the amendment of MF Order no. 91/2019 regarding the approval of the "Excise Stamp/Consumption Stamp" brand design.

The Excide stamp / mark must have the following dimensions:

 

 

Georgia: Adopted recycling targets for products subject to extended producer responsibility (EPR)

In July 2024 Georgia adopted Order that sets our recycling targets for different types of wastes within the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) framework.

The Order established rules for determining the quantities of different types of waste, required to achieve the target indicators of collection, reuse, recycling and recovery specified in the technical regulations on specific waste within the Extended Producer Responsibility.

Georgia: Energy Labelling for Heaters and Solar Panels

As of 31 December 2025, manufacturers and importers of heaters and solar panels are required to comply with a revised Technical Regulation that sets out energy labelling requirements for these products.

In particular, the revised Technical Regulation applies to:

  • space heaters,
  • combined heater space heaters,
  • temperature controllers and solar panel sets.

The revised Technical Regulation does not apply to heaters that:

Uzbekistan: Adopted procedure for obtaining a permit for importing plant protection products

As of 6 August 2024, organisations importing plant protection products, such as mineral fertilisers and other plant protection chemicals, are required to follow the adopted procedure to obtain a permit for such an importation.

A permit is defined as a document confirming the permission to import mineral fertilizers and chemical means used for plant protection (mineral fertilizers and chemical products) into the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Uzbekistan: Amended rules for the sale of tobacco and alcohol

As of 16 August 2024, rules for the retail sale and consumption of alcohol and tobacco have been amended.

The amendments provide for the following:

prohibit the sale of alcohol and tobacco products to persons under the age of twenty-one;

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