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";
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.
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).
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.
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