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;
he Tax Committee of Uzbekistan has been mandated to introduce supervisory measures over the registration in the national system – “Asl Belgisi”.
This registration is required for companies engaged in the retail sale of alcoholic and tobacco products, beer, medicines and household appliances, i.e. the goods that are subject to the mandatory digital marking / labelling.
As of 1 January 2027, manufacturers of organic food in Georgia are required to comply with the restrictions adopted by Technical Regulation on Approving Substances and Products Permitted to Be Used in Eco and Bio Production Processes.
As of that date, only substances listed in Annex 1 to the adopted Technical Regulation are to be used in organic production processes. The list includes sodium chloride, chitosan hydrochloride, talc (CAS 14807-96-6), etc.
Georgia: Requirements for Regenerated Cellulose Film Intended for Food Contact Purposes
As of 1 January 2026, importers and manufacturers of regenerated cellulose film intended for food contact are required to comply with the adopted Technical Regulation (TR).
Decree No. 269 of 30 June 2023 postponed the date as of which all sparkling and still water as well as refreshment drinks are to be labelled with mandatory digital labelling in Uzbekistan.
It was initially intended to introduce this requirement as of 1 July 2023 for some categories of drinks but has been postponed to 1 March 2024 (the first group of drinks).
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”.
Presidential Decree of 4 April 4 2023 No. PP-110 “On additional measures aimed at providing the population with high-quality consumer goods” abolished, as of 1 July 2023, the excise stamp requirement for sparkling and natural wines in Uzbekistan.
New forms of excise stamps for alcohol and tobacco products in Uzbekistan are to be introduced in July 2023.
As of 1 January 2023, food business operators are required to use lactic acid to reduce microbiological contamination of beef in accordance with the adopted procedure.
The relevant enforcement authority is the National Food Agency.
As of 1 September 2023, revised rules for the registration of GMOs and GMO-containing products start to apply.
The Rules apply to GMOs intended for releasing into the environment and to products made with the use of GMOs or containing GMOs.
The revised version provides that the following products are not subject to the state registration in Russia:
Russia has introduced mandatory ID labelling for beer and beer-like drinks (e.g. cider).
As of 1 March 2023, manufacturers and importers may voluntarily start marking their products, such as beer and cider with the ID marking.
As of 1 April 2023, it is mandatory to label all such drinks that are packaged in kegs.
As of 1 October 2023, it is mandatory to label (provide the mandatory ID labelling) all products that come in glass or polymer consumer packaging.
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